1. BB

2. SYNONYM SYNONYM Yellow Beeswax, Cera-flava

3. BIOLOGICAL SOURCE
Bees wax is purified wax obtained from the honey comb of the bees Apis Mellifica and other species of Apis , belonging to family Apidae

4. GEOGRAPHICAL SOURCE
It is processed and commercially prepared in France ,Italy , west Africa ; Jamica and India.

5. PROCESSING AND PREAPERATION
The comb and capping of honeycomb are broken and boiled..
These are then enclosed in a porous bag weighted to keep under water.
The boiling cause oozing of the wax, which get collected outside the bag
and cake after cooling . .

6. The debris on outer surface is removed by scraping
Beeswax is purified by heating in boiling water or dilute sulphuric acid and Settling.
The process is repeated several time and finally wax is skimmed off.
Various techniques are adopted to bleach wax, such as treatment with hydrogen peroxide, chromic acid, ozone, etc.
India exported 45 tones of beeswax worth RS 62 lacs during

7. DESCRIPTION Colour - yellow to yellowish-brown
Odour - agreeable and honey-like

8. SOLUBLITY Insoluble-water Soluble-alcohol, ether
chorofome , carbon- tetrachloride fixed oils

9. STANDARDS Z Melting point:62-65 Specific gravity: 0.958-0.967
Acid value:0.5-10
Sap. value:
Ester value:80-95

10. CHEMICAL CONSTITUENT
Ester of straight chain monohydric alcohol with straight chain acid.
Myricil.[80%]
Free Cerotic acid.[15%]
Melissic acid and aromatic substance
Cerolein are the other constituents.

11. Myricin [myricyl palmitate]

12. CHEMICAL TEST
Saponification claud test : Boil 0.5 gm of bees wax with 20 ml of aqueous caustic soda solution for 10 min. cool it. No turbidity is produced.

13. USES
Bees wax used in preparation of ointments, plaster and polishes. It is used in ointment for hardening purposes.
Manufacture of candles,
Moulds and in dental and
electronic industries.

14. It is also used in cosmetics for preparation of lip-stick and face creams.
Pharmaceutically, it is an ingredient of paraffin ointment IP

15. Present By:
Vrushali Patil
Guided By:
Dr. Abubakar Salam Bawazir