Refined Shellac Wax

Refined Shellac Wax

Refined Shellac Wax is also known as lac wax, its main components are melissic acid and latters compound with melissa acid (ester). It’s divided into a hot ethanol and benzene soluble (including portions of hot ethanol insoluble); the former takes 80% while the latter takes 20%. The amount of carbon atoms in shellac wax can reach between 28 to 34 alcohol groups. Shellac is a hard natural wax that is rare and hard to come by, its hardness is high and has a high gloss which is sustainable when used with solvents. Its performance is better than Brazilian (carnauba) wax and Montan wax. Lac wax has a broad range of application uses for example, electronics, carbon and wax paper, as a glazing agent used in floor wax, industrial applications such as machinery belt wax, as well as packaging for fruit, sealing, bottles, color crayons, cosmetics, shoe polish and bio-pharmaceutical applications.