General description of residue wax (foots oil)
Residue wax (foots oil) is final remained product of slack wax after pressing and decolorizing, Foots oil is mix of oil and slack wax.
formally known as foots oil is a commodity derived from the production of semi refined paraffin wax, having almost 60% result from 100% of slacks provided by the oil refineries.
Uses of residue wax (foots oil)
Brown color, high oiled wax named residue wax (foots oil) used for matches making , lubricants , explosive , fire work .
Foots oil can be used as hydrophobia impregnation material, fuel brick component, raw material for production of grease lubricants, conservation oils , lubricants ,tire, rubber and shoe soil industries.
Foots oil is also used for rubber industries-tire industry-shoe industry-plastic industries-polish-match box-grease
Properties of Foots oil
Foot oil is solid at room temperature and starts to melt at temperatures above 40-60 degrees Celsius. Its typical flash point is around 250°C and initial boiling point above 280°C.
Not flammable according to UN GHS criteria, but will burn. It is neither self-reactive nor self-heating and does not undergo exothermic decomposition when heated. Due to possible reactions with oxidizing substances, foot oil ,should be stored separately.
Packing of Foots oil
Foots oil packing is in steel drums new or used to avoid any leakage during transportation.
The recommended storage temperature should not exceed 50 degrees Celsius.
Guaranty/warranty of Foots oil
ATDM guaranty the quality of foots oil with arrangement of international inspector to check quality and quantity of the foots oil during the loading to vessel and controlling the production by QC by batch test report before shipping. ATDM guaranty the quality to meet with ASTM .
Analysis of foots oil
Residue wax ( Foots oil ) | |
40-50% | Oil content |
40-50 % | Wax content |
Yellow to brown | Color |
241-255c | Flash point |
40-45c | Drop melting point |
A: Residue Wax, also known as Foots Oil, is the semi-solid by-product remaining after the deoiling or “sweating” phase of slack wax production in the paraffin wax refining process. It consists of a mixture of oil and wax, typically with very high oil content, making it a distinct commodity.
A: During production of semi-refined paraffin wax, slack wax (which contains wax and oil) is treated to remove oils. The leftover portion—slack wax residues containing both oil and wax—is further processed and becomes Residue Wax (Foots Oil). This results in an economical material with diverse industrial uses.
A: General characteristics often include oil content in the range of 40-50%, wax content around 40-50%, drop melting point around 40-45 °C, flash point approximately 240-255 °C, and colour from yellow to brown. These values reflect its high oil content and semi-solid nature.