Ko te paraffin (Petroleum wax, E905c) he ware pi — rite matū, he ranunga o te hauwai waro (alkanes) o te hanganga mai i te C18H38 ki C35H72.
E 2 nga momo:
- (i) Waehiko Microcrystalline (Microcrystalline wax);
- (ii) Wae paraffin.
Kei te whakamahia mo te whakarite i te pepa paraffin, te whakapouri rakau i roto i te whakataetae me te ahumahi pene, mo te whakakakahu i nga papanga, hei mea whakamarumaru, matū matū, me etahi atu. I roto i te rongoa, ka whakamahia mo te maimoatanga paraffin.