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Mineral oil

liquid (colorless), heavy

Synonym(s):

White mineral oil (petroleum)

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CAS Number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
NACRES:
NA.21
EC Number:
232-455-8
MDL number:
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Product Name

Mineral oil, heavy

InChI key

AEOVEGJBKQQFOP-DDVLFWKVSA-L

form

liquid (colorless)

color

white

refractive index

n20/D 1.467 (lit.)

density

0.862 g/mL at 25 °C

Quality Level

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Application

Mineral oil has been used:
  • in transplantation experiments
  • in the preparation of Psuedomonas aeruginosa embedded beads
  • for diluting benzaldehyde and 3-octanol, for its use in short-term memory experiments

General description

Mineral oil is made up of saturated and aromatic hydrocarbons. It is mainly found in hair oil formulations and liquid emollients used in cosmetics.

Storage Class

10 - Combustible liquids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

No data available

flash_point_c

No data available

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves


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