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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

Quality Level

form

liquid (colorless)

color

white

refractive index

n20/D 1.467 (lit.)

density

0.862 g/mL at 25 °C

InChI key

AEOVEGJBKQQFOP-DDVLFWKVSA-L

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.

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



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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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Xenotransplantation of embryonic stem cell-derived motor neurons into the developing chick spinal cord
Stem Cells in Regenerative Medicine (2009)
Effect of mineral oil, sunflower oil, and coconut oil on prevention of hair damage
Rele AS & Mohile RB.
Journal of Cosmetic Science, 54(2), 175-192 (2003)
Aromatic hydrocarbons of mineral oil origin in foods: a method for determining the total concentration and first results
Biedermann M, et al.
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 57(19), 8711-8721 (2009)



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SKUGTIN
330760-1L04061826726259