How Petroleum Jelly Is Made
In short: How petroleum jelly is made: from heavy refinery residue and dewaxing, through blending and refining into cosmetic and industrial grades, to the partly crystalline structure behind its texture.
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Sources used in this film: Encyclopedia.com (reprinting a general-audience chemistry reference, 'Chemical Compounds', updated 2018), “Petrolatum | Encyclopedia.com”; The United States Pharmacopeial Convention (USP–NF), “White Petrolatum”; German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (Bundesinstitut für Risikobewertung, BfR), “Questions and Answers on Mineral Oil in Cosmetic Products - BfR FAQ of 26 May 2015”; Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA (Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry, 'Waxes' article, 2012; hosted as a USPTO PTAB exhibit), “"Waxes," in: Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry”; Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers (Elsevier); article by Magdy T. Zaky, “Separation and formulation of ultrapure liquid petrolatum from Egyptian petroleum waxy by-product”; U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV), bibliographic record of a journal article in Chemistry and Technology of Fuels and Oils (English translation) by r…, “Destructive catalytic hydrogenation of petrolatums”; Academia.edu (hosting an abstract of a 2008 Journal of Materials Science paper, doi:10.1007/S10853-007-2417-9; also lists abstracts of related papers by other authors), “Comparison of microstructural and physical properties of two petroleum waxes”; International Journal of Pharmaceutics (Elsevier), peer-reviewed paper by Utrecht University researchers, hosted on the Utrecht University website, “Study of petrolatum structure_ Explaining its variable rheological behavior”; Clinical Medicine & Research (Marshfield Clinic), via PubMed Central (US National Library of Medicine), “The Role of Moisturizers in Addressing Various Kinds of Dermatitis: A Review - PMC”; Cosmetics & Toiletries (trade journal; article by researchers on Fischer-Tropsch waxes), “Fischer-Tropsch vs. Mineral Products for Moisturization”.
Sources used in this film
- Encyclopedia.com (reprinting a general-audience chemistry reference, 'Chemical Compounds', updated 2018) — Petrolatum | Encyclopedia.com · View →
- The United States Pharmacopeial Convention (USP–NF) — White Petrolatum · View →
- German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (Bundesinstitut für Risikobewertung, BfR) — Questions and Answers on Mineral Oil in Cosmetic Products - BfR FAQ of 26 May 2015 · View →
- Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA (Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry, 'Waxes' article, 2012; hosted as a USPTO PTAB exhibit) — "Waxes," in: Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry · View →
- Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers (Elsevier); article by Magdy T. Zaky — Separation and formulation of ultrapure liquid petrolatum from Egyptian petroleum waxy by-product · View →
- U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV), bibliographic record of a journal article in Chemistry and Technology of Fuels and Oils (English translation) by r… — Destructive catalytic hydrogenation of petrolatums · View →
- Academia.edu (hosting an abstract of a 2008 Journal of Materials Science paper, doi:10.1007/S10853-007-2417-9; also lists abstracts of related papers by other authors) — Comparison of microstructural and physical properties of two petroleum waxes · View →
- International Journal of Pharmaceutics (Elsevier), peer-reviewed paper by Utrecht University researchers, hosted on the Utrecht University website — Study of petrolatum structure_ Explaining its variable rheological behavior · View →
- Clinical Medicine & Research (Marshfield Clinic), via PubMed Central (US National Library of Medicine) — The Role of Moisturizers in Addressing Various Kinds of Dermatitis: A Review - PMC · View →
- Cosmetics & Toiletries (trade journal; article by researchers on Fischer-Tropsch waxes) — Fischer-Tropsch vs. Mineral Products for Moisturization · View →
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Sources
- Summary by Intellect · source: Encyclopedia.com (reprinting a general-audience chemistry reference, 'Chemical Compounds', updated 2018): Petrolatum | Encyclopedia.com
- Also: The United States Pharmacopeial Convention (USP–NF): White Petrolatum
- Also: German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (Bundesinstitut für Risikobewertung, BfR): Questions and Answers on Mineral Oil in Cosmetic Products - BfR FAQ of 26 May 2015
- Also: Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA (Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry, 'Waxes' article, 2012; hosted as a USP: "Waxes," in: Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry
- Also: Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers (Elsevier); article by Magdy T. Zaky: Separation and formulation of ultrapure liquid petrolatum from Egyptian petroleum waxy by-product
- Also: U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV), bibliographic record of a journal a: Destructive catalytic hydrogenation of petrolatums
- Also: Academia.edu (hosting an abstract of a 2008 Journal of Materials Science paper, doi:10.1007/S10853-007-2417-9; also list: Comparison of microstructural and physical properties of two petroleum waxes
- Also: International Journal of Pharmaceutics (Elsevier), peer-reviewed paper by Utrecht University researchers, hosted on the : Study of petrolatum structure_ Explaining its variable rheological behavior
- Also: Clinical Medicine & Research (Marshfield Clinic), via PubMed Central (US National Library of Medicine): The Role of Moisturizers in Addressing Various Kinds of Dermatitis: A Review - PMC
- Also: Cosmetics & Toiletries (trade journal; article by researchers on Fischer-Tropsch waxes): Fischer-Tropsch vs. Mineral Products for Moisturization
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