Silicone oils aided fabrication of paraffin wax coated super-hydrophobic sand: A spectroscopic study [PDF]
Heliyon, 2023 To address the global alarm of desertification and boost plant progress in arid and desert environments, super-hydrophobic sand has been suggested and fabricated in numerous researches.
K. Al-Mokhalelati +5 more
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Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, 2023 The present study deals with the emhancement of thermophysical properties of paraffin wax using Silver nanoparticles and to study the feasibility of its application in a stepped solar still through an experimental approach. Along with the experimentation,
Essam Banoqitah +2 more
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Occurrence and Characterization of Paraffin Wax Formed in Developing Wells and Pipelines
Energies, 2019 Deposition and precipitation of paraffin wax in pipelines are major problems in the production, transfer, storage, and processing of crude oil. To prevent complete clogging, it is necessary to minimize and remove deposited wax in pipelines and tubing ...
Marwa M El-Dalatony +2 more
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Effect of Lipid Additives and Drug on the Rheological Properties of Molten Paraffin Wax, Degree of Surface Drug Coating, and Drug Release in Spray-Congealed Microparticles [PDF]
Pharmaceutics, 2018 Paraffin wax is potentially useful for producing spray-congealed drug-loaded microparticles with sustained-release and taste-masking properties. To date, there is little information about the effects of blending lipids with paraffin wax on the melt ...
Hongyi Ouyang +3 more
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Paraffin wax as self-sealing insulation material of seasonal sensible heat storage systems-A laboratory study. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2020 Seasonal heat storage is considered as one of the key elements on the path to a low-emission economy. Embedded in local district heating networks, they raise the share of renewable energies and balance out highly fluctuating supplies of e.g.
Christoph Bott +2 more
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Recycling of Waste Paraffin Wax by the Addition of SiO2 Nano-Powders to Improve Thermal Conductivity [PDF]
Engineering and Technology Journal, 2019 Paraffin wax is an important material used in thermal energy storage (TES) systems. The thermal conductivity of the material is an important parameter that decides the degree of exploitation of the paraffin wax in TES systems. The thermal conductivity is
Aseel Al-Zubaidi
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Blending Petroleum Waxes with Suitable Polymeric Additives as a Simple and Promising Way to Improve the Quality of Petroleum Waxes for Numerous Industrial Applications [PDF]
Journal of Petroleum Science and Technology, 2021 Basic waxes resulting from all oil refineries such as Paraffin wax and Microcrystalline wax are to be blended using additives to tailor the wax compound’s specifications. Such compounded waxes are suitable to be used in packing, food, labeling, adhesives,
El–Sayed Mohamed El–Sayed Ibrahim +5 more
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Explicit Modelling of the Ignition Transient Structural Response of a Paraffin Wax Hybrid Rocket Motor Fuel Grain [PDF]
Journal of Aerospace Technology and Management, 2021 Paraffin wax has been identified as a hybrid rocket motor fuel, which offers enhanced regression rates and improved combustion performance. While various investigations into the performance of this class of fuels are being conducted around the world ...
Kirsty Veale, Jean Pitot, Clinton Bemont
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Paper-based electrowetting devices fabricated with cellulose paper and paraffin wax
Results in Physics, 2021 Paper-based microfluidic devices based on electrowetting principle, more specifically electrowetting on dielectric (EWOD), have attracted increasing attention due to their powerful liquid handling capability as compared to continuous-flow paper-based ...
He Li +6 more
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Prosthetic Application of Newly Experimental Modeling Wax with some Additives( Medical Grass Extract) [PDF]
Al-Rafidain Dental Journal, 2012 Aims of the study: preparation of a new experimental modeling wax from hard paraffin, beeswax, starch, and medical Grass Extract (olive oil) and study the linear thermal expansion and melting point properties of the prepared wax.
Nadira A Hatim +2 more
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