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Chemically, beeswax consists mainly of esters of fatty acids and various long-chain alcohols. Triacontanyl palmitate, a wax ester, is a major component of beeswax. Beeswax is a fragrant solid at room temperature with a relatively low melting point range of 62 to 64 °C.

Beeswax in polish

Shoe polish and furniture polish can both use beeswax as a component, dissolved in turpentine or sometimes blended with linseed oil or tung oil.

Forms of beeswax

The three main types of beeswax products are yellow, white, and beeswax absolute. Yellow beeswax is the crude product obtained from the honeycomb. White beeswax is bleached or filtered yellow beeswax. Beeswax's color varies from nearly white to brownish, but most often is a shade of yellow.

Wood and its degradation products

More than 60 odorous substances were detected in samples of incense cedar and Scots pine wood. In incense cedar and Scots pine wood, phenyl compounds such as vanillin and p-cresol are prominent odour-active constituents that occur through the degradation of lignin. Furfural is a major degradation product of hemicelluloses. Furfurals have a nutty smell and contribute much to the odour of heat-treated wood. Guaiacol is a common product of the pyrolysis of wood. Incense cedar is commonly used for products such as pencils or furniture. The pencil-like smell of incense cedar appears to result from thymoquinone.

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