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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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Highly Cited
2017
Highly Cited
2017
Materials for next-generation molecularly selective synthetic membranes.
Materials research is key to enable synthetic membranes for large-scale, energy-efficient molecular separations. Materials with… 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
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Development of an Experimental Database and Kinetic Models for Surrogate Diesel Fuels
Computational fluid dynamic (CFD) simulations that include realistic combustion/emissions chemistry hold the promise of… Expand
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Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
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
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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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
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
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
The conversion of methanol and other O-compounds to hydrocarbons over zeolite catalysts
Abstract The conversion of methanol and other O-compounds to C 2 C 10 hydrocarbons using a new class of shape-selective zeolites… Expand
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Highly Cited
1957
Highly Cited
1957
Cancer of the Urinary Bladder Induced in Mice with Metabolites of Aromatic Amines and Tryptophan
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