Mineral oil

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Catalogue number:	PA 27 0022641
Chemical name:	Mineral oil
CAS Number:	8042-47-5
Category:	miscellaneous compounds
Synonyms:	NA
Molecular form:	NA
Appearance:	NA
Mol. Weight:	NA
Storage:	2-8°C Refrigerator
Shipping Conditions:	Ambient
Applications:	Mineral oil, or paraffin oil, is a mixture of higher alkanes from a mineral source, such as petroleum. Petroleum mineral oil is manufactured from crude oils by vacuum distillation to produce several distillates and a residual oil that are then further refined. During the modern refining process, aromatics are reduced by solvent extraction, catalytic hydrotreating, or hydrocracking. Unrefined or mildly treated mineral oils are classified as Group 3 carcinogens by the World Health Organizations, as chronic exposure to these aromatics including alkylated polycyclic aromatic compounds (PAC) can lead to skin cancer.