Candle wax composition and method of making
AssigneeExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Company
InventorsElizabeth A. Turner, Federica Portoghese, Alan G. Blahey
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Abstract
Wax compositions are provided with improved properties for candles and candle jars. The candle wax composition includes a major amount of a foots oil and minor amount of a 600N slack wax. In one form, the foots oil is a 150N foots oil that is included in the composition at from 70 to 80 weight % of the composition and the 600N slack wax is included in the composition at from 20 to 30 wt % of the composition. The candle wax composition provides substantially no oil bleed and a smooth surface appearance with improved burning properties in terms of soot production, wax consumption, melt pool depth and flame height.
Claims10
A method of making a candle wax composition comprising the steps of:
- providing a major amount of a foots oil and minor amount of a 600N slack wax,
- heating the foots oil and the 600N slack wax to a temperature above the melting temperature of the foots oil and the 600N slack wax,
- blending the heated major amount of a foots oil and the minor amount of the 600N slack wax to form a homogenous heated composition, and
- cooling the homogenous heated composition to room temperature to form a candle wax composition.
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