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Paraffin

Known as: Paraffins, Paraffin wax, Paraffin [Chemical/Ingredient] 
A common name for a group of high molecular weight alkane hydrocarbons with the general formula CnH2n+2, where n is between 22 and 27. Paraffin is… Expand
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Review
2017
Review
2017
Plastic pollution on the Baltic beaches of Kaliningrad region, Russia.
Contamination of sandy beaches of the Baltic Sea in Kaliningrad region is evaluated on the base of surveys carried out from June… Expand
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Review
2016
Review
2016
Global production, use, and emission volumes of short-chain chlorinated paraffins - A minimum scenario.
Short-chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs) show high persistence, bioaccumulation potential, and toxicity (PBT properties… Expand
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Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Short-Chain Chlorinated Paraffins: Production, Use and International Regulations
Chlorinated paraffins (CPs) are a group of synthetic organic chemicals consisting of n-alkanes with varying degrees of… Expand
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Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Pore-throat sizes in sandstones, tight sandstones, and shales
Pore-throat sizes in siliciclastic rocks form a continuum from the submillimeter to the nanometer scale. That continuum is… Expand
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Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
PCR based identification and discrimination of agents of mucormycosis and aspergillosis in paraffin wax embedded tissue.
BACKGROUND Invasive fungal infections are often diagnosed by histopathology without identification of the causative fungi, which… Expand
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2005
2005
The strength of paraffin gels formed under static and flow conditions
When the temperature of a solution of paraffins in oil is dropped below the ‘cloud point’ temperature, the high molecular weight… Expand
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Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Cervical tissue shrinkage by formaldehyde fixation, paraffin wax embedding, section cutting and mounting
To evaluate the efficacy of cryocoagulation as a treatment for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (C.I.N.), it is necessary to… Expand
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Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and chlorinated paraffins (CPs) in rats-testing interactions and mechanisms for thyroid hormone effects.
The effects of the polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) congener 2,2'4, 4'-tetrabromodiphenylether (DE-47), and technical… Expand
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Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Characterization of Alkanes and Paraffin Waxes for Application as Phase Change Energy Storage Medium
Abstract Latent thermal energy storage is one of the favorable kinds of thermal energy storage methods considered for renewable… Expand
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Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Monoclonality in B cell lymphoma detected in paraffin wax embedded sections using the polymerase chain reaction.
The polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was used to develop a simple technique for detecting monoclonality at the DNA level in B… Expand
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