Kerax manufactures a huge array of products for many differing applications and industries - too many to list on our website. As the UK's largest wax blender you can have confidence that when you speak with our experts you will benefit from many years of experience and knowledge. The unique properties of our wax blends result in an huge array of applications. These range from the niche, through to the mass produced. If you have an application that involves wax of any type in any industry in any application - then Kerax is the company you need to be talking to.
Product List
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Industry
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Anti Ozone Wax
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Rubber
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Defeathering Wax
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Food
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High Performance Proofing Wax
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Fabric
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Industrial Petrolatum
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Rubber
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Leather Proofing Wax
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Leather Proofing
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Polyethylene Wax
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Plastics
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Stearic Acid Bead
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Various
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Surface Improver
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Equestrian
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Yellow Soft Paraffin
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Petroleum Jelly
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White Soft Paraffin
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Petroleum Jelly
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White Oil
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Personal Care
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Process Oil
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Rubber
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Microcrystalline Wax
Kerax have the in-house facility to supply pure microcrystalline wax or in combination with paraffin or other performance additives. Typical uses can be in the adhesives, castings, corrugated board, cosmetics, rubber and tyre industries. Derived from the dewaxing of base oil in the refinery process, microcrystalline waxes are made up of saturated hydrocarbons possessing a fine-grained crystal structure which renders them much more flexible than paraffin waxes. Colours available range from white through yellow to dark brown in appearance.Uses of microcrystalline wax include candle making, cosmetics, dental and pharmaceutical, food and beverage, fruit coating, jewellery waxes, laminating, paper and board coating, polishes and poultry defeathering, ski, snowboard and surfboard coating. Micro waxes blend well with solvents to form a smooth paste; they increase tensile strength and rigidity, while improving stability and scuff resistance. Our range of waxes provides industry leading standards in products delivered to your exact specifications. Our availability of stock ensures our speed of response is always ahead of the field | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Anti-Ozone Waxes
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Elastomers which are unprotected will absorb ozone from the atmosphere forming ozonides by the attack of double bonds on the surface layer. When the elastomer is under tension the ozone absorption becomes continuous, as a result, surface cracks may form. When the tensile strain exceeds a critical value the cracks grow continuously, the crack rate of growth is directly proportional to the ozone concentration. Kerax carefully formulate the hydrocarbon wax to enable it to migrate to the surface of the rubber, whereupon it: Creates a thin, inert film that acts as a barrier to the ozone. The film barrier is non-crystalline and flexible Moves the chemical agents (anti-ozonant) to the surface; Helps prevent water soluble rubber chemicals in stressed items to wash out. It should be noted that temperature is one of the critical factors determining the wax performance. The combined effect of temperature and the composition of the wax will determine the overall efficiency of the wax in providing ozone protection. There are other waxes that can be used as processing aids and mould release materials in many elastomeric compounds.
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