Unicorn petroleum industries private limited is into business of producing of petro-chemical products. Unicorn petroleum industries private limited offers light liquid paraffin & heavy liquid paraffin [pharmaceutical / cosmetics grade] are highly purified mixture of liquid saturated hydrocarbons, obtained from petroleum and are highly paraffinic in nature. These oils conform to indian pharmacopoeia, i.P. 1996 specifications & are transparent, colourless, tasteless, odourless when cold & free from fluorescence in daylight. These highly refined hydro-treated oils have excellent thermal & chemical stability, having high flash points & are soluble in chloroform & solvent ether.
It is used in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and cosmetic products like creams , hair oil, lotions, perfumery industry , bulk drugs & food industry etc. Other applications include manufacture of anti-static coning oils, knitting oils & other textile auxiliaries, food grade plant spray oils, agrochemicals, aerosols, dye intermediates, paper industry, perfumery, food grade specialty lubricants, food grade plastics - used as a lubricant plasticizer, attars, flavours & fragrances, perfumery chemicals, specialty chemicals, incenses, personal care products, leather chemicals, fat liquors, petrochemical solvents, etc.
The technical properties of light liquid paraffin are:
Solubility | Complies |
Acidity & alkalinity | Complies |
Sulphated ash | Less than 0.1% [ passes ] |
Consistency @25@60°c | 100 to 300 |
Melting point | 38 to 56 °c |
Drop point/ congealing point | 44 - 60 @60°c |
Foreign organic matter | Complies |
Reactions | Complies |
Specific gravity @60°c | 0.81 - 0.84 |
Kinematic viscosity @ 40 @60°c,cst | 4.0 - 7.0 |
Flash point [coc] | Min 150 @60°c |