Japan (Rhus succedanea) wax

CAS 8001-39-6; 103798-70-5; EINECS/ELINCS 310-125-5

• Synonyms: Japan tallow; Japan wax; Rhus succedanea; Rhus succedanea cera; Rhus succedanea wax; Sumac wax

• Definition: Fat expressed from the mesocarp of the fruit of

• Rhus succedanea, contg. 10-15% palmitin, stearin, olein, 1% japanic acid

• Properties: Pale yel. solid, greasy feel; tallow-like rancid odor and taste; sol. in benzene, naphtha, CS ₂, ether, hot alcohol, alkalis; insol. in water, cold alcohol; dens. 0.97-0.98; m.p. 53.5-55 C; acid no. 22-23; iodine no. 10-15; sapon. no. 217-237

• Toxicology: TSCA listed

• Precaution: Combustible

• Uses: Beeswax substitute in wax varnishes, candles; in plasters; ointments; floor waxes; furniture polish; binder in Chinese lacquerware coatings; plasticizer in dental impression compds.; package coatings; textile finishes; emollient in cosmetics; lubricant for plastics processing, textiles, metal, and rope; pencils; crayons; wax modeling; buffing compds.; pharms.; corrosion inhibitor for metal; indirect food additive; food texturizer; migrating to foods from cotton in dry food pkg.; in food-pkg. adhesives; in paper/paperboard in contact with aq./fatty foods

• Regulatory: FDA 21CFR 73.1, 175.105, 175.350, 176.170, 182.70, 186.1555, GRAS

• Manuf./Distrib.: Alfa Chem; Barnet Prods.; Kobo Prods.; Koster Keunen; Kowa Am.; Pangaea Sciences; Robeco; Stevenson Cooper; Strahl & Pitsch

• Trade Names: Ross Japan Wax

Judean pitch.

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