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Wax compositions and the effect of metals on burn rates

a technology of compositions and wax, applied in the direction of candles, candle ingredients, solid fuels, etc., can solve the problems of clogging of wicks, emitted smoke, and bad smell of burning candles,

Inactive Publication Date: 2014-08-21
ELEVANCE RENEWABLE SCIENCES INC
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The patent text describes a wax composition and a candle composition. The wax composition is made from a hydrogenated natural oil that has a specific fatty acid composition and low nickel content. The melt point of the wax is also provided. The hydrogenated natural oil is filtered and / or bleached to remove any transition metals. The technical effect of this invention is to provide a wax and a candle with a low nickel content and a specific fatty acid composition that can help improve the performance of the wax and the candle.

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Conventional candles produced from a paraffin wax material typically emit a smoke and can produce a bad smell when burning.
The presence of excess nickel in a hydrogenated natural oil can have an effect on the burn rate of a candle by causing wick clogging, irregular flames and / or flame heights, poor fragrance interactions, or combinations of these issues.

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[0073]To identify the contribution of an inorganic, transition metal complex concentration on the burn performance of the candles, experiments with wax compositions comprising an 80:20 partially hydrogenated soybean oil / fully hydrogenated palm oil blend having the same formula, but different amounts of inorganic, transition metal complexes, were designed and executed. Studies were conducted to evaluate the effect of certain transition metal levels, in particular nickel levels, as it specifically related to burn rate [rate of consumption (ROC)] of the candle as the candles were burned. The concentration of the nickel species was confirmed by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry and the ROC data for each wax was completed.

[0074]The wax composition with a nickel level of >0.5 ppm was selected and was confirmed by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. A sample of this wax was prepared for ROC testing (and not post-filtered) while another sample of this wax was post filte...

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A wax composition is disclosed, comprising a hydrogenated natural oil with (i) at least about 50 wt % of a triacylglycerol component having a fatty acid composition from about 14 to about 25 wt % C16:0 fatty acid, about 45 to about 60 wt % C18:1 fatty acid and about 20 to about 30 wt % C18:0 fatty acid, (ii) a nickel content of less than 1 ppm, and (iii) a melt point of about 49° C. to about 57° C. The hydrogenated natural oil is filtered and / or bleached to obtain a nickel content of less than 0.5 ppm. A candle is also disclosed, comprising a wick and the above described wax.

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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]A claim of priority for this application under 35 U.S.C. §119(e) is hereby made to the following U.S. provisional patent application: U.S. Ser. No. 61 / 765,753 filed Feb. 17, 2013; and this application is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]This application relates to natural oil based wax compositions, including candle compositions and the effect of metals on burn rates of such wax and candle compositions.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]For a long time, beeswax has been in common usage as a natural wax for candles. Over one hundred years ago, paraffin came into existence, in parallel with the development of the petroleum refining industry. Paraffin is produced from the residue leftover from refining gasoline and motor oils. Paraffin was introduced as a bountiful and low cost alternative to beeswax, which had become more and more costly and in more and more scarce supply.[0004]Today, paraffin is th...

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IPC IPC(8): C11C5/00
CPCC11C5/002C11C5/023
Inventor MURPHY, TIMOTHY A.GROCE, JAMES THOMAS
Owner ELEVANCE RENEWABLE SCIENCES INC
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