Oils used for microbatch and modified microbatch crystallization under oil.
Al’s Oil is a 50:50 (volume:volume) mixture of Paraffin Oil and Silicon Oil. Al’s Oil is named after it’s inventor, Allan D’Arcy.
Paraffin oilSynonym: Mineral oilCAS Number: [8042-47-5]EC Number: 232-455-8RTECS: PY8047000MDL Number: MFCD00131611Appearance: Colorless, clear, viscous liquidRefractive Index n20/D: 1.467 (literature) n20/D 1.468IR Spectroscopy GradeDensity: 0.838 g/mL at 25°C (literature) 0.85 g/ml at 20°CViscosity: 40-42 CST at 25°C
Silicon OilSynonyms: OctamethyltrisiloxaneCAS Number: [107-51-7]Appearance: Colorless, clear viscous liquidMelting Point: -86°CBoiling Point: 152°CRefractive Index: 1.38 at 25°CViscosity: 1 CST at 25°CSpecific Gravity: 0.82 at 25°CDensity: 0.82 g/mL at 25°CSurface Tension: 17.4 mN/m
