How do waxes differ from fats and oils?

kaqoaca · **Joined:** Fri Oct 16, 2009 9:39 pm **Posts:** 40

In terms of physical properties, structural characteristics, etc.

dae · **Joined:** Thu Apr 02, 2009 8:56 am **Posts:** 1382

Waxe are ester of long chain acids and long chain monoalcohols. Fats and oil are ester of glycerol.

pxogvugpae7 · **Joined:** Thu Apr 02, 2009 12:01 pm **Posts:** 1389

Plant and animal fat and oil are esters of fatty acid with glycerol. Fatty acids have the general structure CH3(CH2)16COOH, They may or may not have carbon-carbon double bond. Fat are solid. Oils are liquids. Fatty acids of fat have all single bond. Fatty acid of oil have carbon-carbon double bonds.

There are two kind of waxe: Paraffin waxe and plant and animal waxe. Paraffin waxes are used in canning and are long-chain hydrocarbon. Plant and animal waxe like beeswax are esters of fatty acid with fatty alcohol. The fatty alcohol have structure like CH3(CH2)16CH2OH.

Beeswax i used in candles in Roman Catholic services. Plant waxe like carnauba are used to wax wooden furniture.

lake7 · **Joined:** Thu Apr 02, 2009 10:57 pm **Posts:** 1515

Wax the johnson

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