ADVAWAX

MIXTURE OF POLYBUTENE POLYMERS AND HYDROCARBON WAXES (POLYBUTENE IS A GENERIC TERM FOR POLYMERS OF ISOBUTYLENE). THIS PRODUCT IS A HOMOGENEOUS BLEND OF VARIOUS MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYBUTENES WITH BOTH CRYSTALLINE AND AMORPHOUS FORMS OF PARAFFIN WAX. IT IS USED AS AN ADDITION TO LARGER QUANTITIES OF EITHER PARAFFIN OR AMORPHOUS WAXES TO INCREASE THEIR FLEXIBILITY AND PREVENT BRITTLENESS AT LOW TEMPERATURES; TO INCREASE THE MOISTURE RESISTANCES OF THE WAXES; TO MAKE THE WAXES MORE ADHESIVE, ESPECIALLY AT HIGH TEMPERATURES. EXAMPLES OF USES BY THE TRADE ARE IN PARAFFIN COATED BREAD WRAPPERS, PARAFFIN COATED FOOD PACKAGING (PARTICULARLY FOR FROZEN FOODS), FOR PARAFFIN COATED CELLOPHANE AND SIMILAR MATERIALS