ʻO ka wax paraffin, ʻike ʻia hoʻi ʻo crystalline wax, he keʻokeʻo maʻamau, ʻaʻohe odorless waxy solid, he ʻano o nā huahana hana ʻaila, he ʻano mineral wax, he ʻano hoʻi o ka petroleum wax.He flake a i ʻole acicular crystal i hana ʻia mai ka distillate aila lubricating i loaʻa mai ka ʻaila ʻaila distillation e ka solvent refining, solvent dewaxing a i ʻole ma ka wax freezing crystallization, e kaomi i ka dewaxing e hana i ka paʻi wax, a laila ma ka hou a i ʻole solvent deoiling, hoʻomaʻemaʻe pālolo a hydrorefining paha.
ʻO ka wax paraffin i hoʻomaʻemaʻe piha ʻia, ʻike ʻia hoʻi ʻo ka lehu maikaʻi, he keʻokeʻo keʻokeʻo i ka nānā aku, me nā huahana puʻupuʻu.He kiʻekiʻe ka helu heheʻe ʻana o kāna mau huahana, ʻaʻohe ʻaila i hoʻopaʻa ʻia, ʻaʻohe paʻa i ka lumi wela, ʻaʻohe hou, ʻaʻohe manaʻo momona, wai ʻole, hoʻomaʻemaʻe a me ka insulation uila maikaʻi.