What is paraffin oil?

Paraffin oil or liquid paraffin oil is obtained in the process of crude oil distillation (Parkash, 2003; Gary et al., 2007; Speight, 2014, 2017, 2019; Hsu and Robinson, 2017 ). It is a colorless and odorless oil that is used for varied purposes. In some cases, paraffin oil and mineral oil are synonymous terms.

Is paraffin soluble in diesel fuel?

These heavier paraffins are soluble in lighter paraffins or other hydrocarbons and can be found in diesel fuel and fuel oils. Paraffins from C 1 to C 40 usually appear in crude oil (heavier alkanes in liquid solution, not as solid particles) and represent up to 20% of crude by volume.

What are normal paraffins or alkanes?

Normal paraffins or normal alkanes are simply written as n-paraffins or n-alkanes, and they are open, straight-chain saturated hydrocarbons. The second group of paraffins is called isoparaffins, which are branched-type hydrocarbons, and they begin with isobutane (also called methylpropane), which has the same closed formula as n-butane (C 4 H 10 ).

What is the density of liquid paraffin?

Liquid paraffin (high-boiling mineral oil) is a mixture of higher molecular weight alkane derivatives and has a number of names, including nujol, adepsine oil, alboline, glymol, medicinal paraffin, or saxol. It has a density of approximately 0.8 g/cm 3.