Front Cover; Paraffin Products : Properties, Technologies, Applications; Copyright Page; CONTENTS; PREFACE; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER I. CHEMICAL, CRYSTALLOGRAPHICAL AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF LIQUID PARAFFINS AND PARAFFIN WAXES; (A) Liquid paraffins and paraffin waxes from petroleum; (B) Chemical properties of liquid paraffins and paraffin waxes; (C) Crystal structure of paraffin waxes; (D) Physical properties of paraffin waxes; CHAPTER II. MANUFACTURE OF PARAFFIN WAXES AND CERESINS FROM PETROLEUM; (A) The origins and development of dewaxing processes

(B) The role of the crystal structure of paraffin waxes in the dewaxing process(C) Dewaxing processes using solvents; (D) De-oiling and fractional crystallization of slack waxes and petrolatums; (E) Manufacture of n-alkanes; (F) Purification of paraffin waxes; (G) Blending of paraffin waxes; CHAPTER III. APPLICATIONS OF PARAFFIN WAXES AND LIQUID PARAFFINS; (A) Direct applications of paraffin waxes and liquid paraffins; (B) Paraffin waxes and liquid paraffins as starting materials for the chemical industry; (C) The manufacture of proteins and organic acids from hydrocarbons by biosyn- thesis