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Antonija Posted 20 years ago
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deparaffination
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Obtaining/Production of paraffin
Paraffin is obtained from oil distillates by the processes of deparaffination and deoiling. The less there is oil in paraffin, the better paraffin is/it is.
Obtaining/Production of paraffin
Paraffin is obtained from oil distillates by the processes of deparaffination and deoiling. The less there is oil in paraffin, the better paraffin is/it is.
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Production of paraffin Paraffin is obtained from oil distillates by the processes of deparaffination and deoiling. The less oil there is in the paraffin, the better paraffin it is. Is there another word in front of or behind 'paraffin' - such as microcystalline paraffin or paraffin wax?
- Production of paraffin Paraffin is obtained from oil distillates by the processes of deparaffination and deoiling.
- The less oil there is in the paraffin, the better paraffin it is.
- Is there another word in front of or behind 'paraffin' - such as microcystalline paraffin or paraffin wax?
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Production of paraffin
Paraffin is obtained from oil distillates by the processes of deparaffination and deoiling. The less oil there is in the paraffin, the better paraffin it is.
Is there another word in front of or behind 'paraffin' - such as microcystalline paraffin or paraffin wax?
Paraffin is obtained from oil distillates by the processes of deparaffination and deoiling. The less oil there is in the paraffin, the better paraffin it is.
Is there another word in front of or behind 'paraffin' - such as microcystalline paraffin or paraffin wax?
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The less oil content in the paraffin, the better paraffin it is.
or maybe....
The less oil content in the paraffin makes for a better grade of paraffin.
or maybe....
The less oil content in the paraffin makes for a better grade of paraffin.
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Shouldn't it be "..., the better the paraffin is." ?
Or drop the "the" in both instances?
Or drop the "the" in both instances?
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Hello everybody and thank you very much for your help.
Alan, there isn't anything before or after paraffin.
Pieanne, I am not sure about the article usage. I'll have to check.
Alan, there isn't anything before or after paraffin.
Pieanne, I am not sure about the article usage. I'll have to check.
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It's just that parafin, on its own, refers to a liquid which is used in heatng stoves.
The produduct obtained at this stage in the distillation/refinery process will be a solid and so is either microcrystalline paraffin or paraffin wax.
The produduct obtained at this stage in the distillation/refinery process will be a solid and so is either microcrystalline paraffin or paraffin wax.
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