industrial application

Kahl GmbH & Co. KG

Otto-Hahn-Strasse 2
22946 Trittau
Germany
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www.kahlwax.com
Kahl Wax
Company Profile
KahlWax is one of the leading specialists in natural waxes, such as beeswax, carnauba wax, candelilla wax, and many
others. We offer a wide range of products and services, focusing on refining natural waxes, tailor-made specialty
waxes as well as microwaxes, powders, emulsions, and cosmetic bases. From our production site near Hamburg we
deliver a wide range of products to over 50 countries worldwide. High-quality product and production standards are
the foundation of our success. Our expertise and experience are augmented with our own in-house R&D and product
development departments, where we offer state-of-the-art service, support, and solutions for our customers.

Waxes for Industrial Application

We are living in a world of constantly growing demands while the availability of industrial raw materials is becoming
difficult. The wax market is particularly affected since traditional waxes, such as montan wax, will disappear from the
market in a few years. Others are synthetic and do not fit into the "green" philosophy, which is becoming more and
more important all over the world.
The availability of traditional natural waxes is affected by environmental pollution and climatic changes, which can
lead to shortages and fast-changing prices. For this reason KahlWax developed a second generation of natural waxes
from cultivated food plants like rice and sunflower. These natural waxes offer a unique technical performance, are
available in virtually unlimited quantities at reasonable and stable prices, and as by-products from the production of
foodstuffs they are sustainable and readily biodegradable.
KahlWax ensures the availability of your raw materials today, tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow.
 Cold Solubility

SolvessoTM 100 Xylol Butylacetate ShellSol® D 40

Beeswax gel-like fine dispersion fine dispersion fine dispersion
Carnauba Wax fine dispersion coarse dispersion coarse dispersion fine dispersion
Sunflower Seed Wax gel-like fine dispersion fine dispersion fine dispersion
Rice Bran Wax fine dispersion fine dispersion fine dispersion fine dispersion
Myrica Wax clear solution clear solution clear solution fine dispersion
Berry Wax clear solution clear solution gel-like fine dispersion

Solvesso is an ExxonMobil Chemical Trademark.

ShellSol is a Shell Trademark.

Natural Waxes
General Properties Kinematic Viscosity
at 100 °C at 120 °C
oil binding cristallinity polarity hardness touch
Carnauba Wax 33.0 mm2/sec 21.0 mm2/sec
Beeswax plastic, flexible
Castor Wax 30.0 mm /sec
2
17.5 mm2/sec
Candelilla Wax hard, adhesive
Carnauba + Beeswax 19.5 mm2/sec 13.0 mm2/sec
Carnauba Wax very hard, brittle
Candelilla Wax 18.0 mm2/sec 12.0 mm2/sec
Sunflower Seed Wax hard, dry, solid
Rice Bran Wax 16.5 mm2/sec 11.5 mm2/sec
Rice Bran Wax very hard, solid
Sunflower Seed Wax 12.5 mm2/sec 9.0 mm2/sec
Myrica Wax hard, soapy
Shellac Wax 12.0 mm2/sec 8.5 mm2/sec
Berry Wax soft, buttery
Beeswax 12.0 mm /sec
2
8.5 mm2/sec
Berry Wax 9.5 mm2/sec 7.0 mm2/sec
Myrica Fruit Wax 8.5 mm2/sec 6.0 mm2/sec
Natural Kahl Waxes 6607L | Sunflower Seed Wax
natural wood, furniture and leather coating | plastic and rubber lubricant
8104 | Beeswax white appearance: pellets | MP: 74 – 80 °C | penetration at 25 °C: 2 dmm | acid value: 2 – 8 mg KOH/g |
saponification value: 75 – 95 mg KOH/g
hotmelt ink | inkjet printing | natural wood, furniture and leather coating | metal sinter technology | paint additive
coating for food packaging
2811 | Rice Bran Wax
appearance: pellets | MP: 61 – 65 °C | penetration at 25 °C: 22 dmm | acid value: 17 – 24 mg KOH/g |
saponification value: 87 – 104 mg KOH/g natural wood, furniture and leather coating | plastic and rubber lubricant | thermo transfer printing
appearance: pellets | MP: 79 – 85 °C | penetration at 25 °C: 1 dmm | acid value: <15 mg KOH/g |
8105 | Beeswax yellow saponification value: 65 – 95 mg KOH/g

hotmelt ink | inkjet printing | natural wood, furniture and leather coating | metal sinter technology | paint additive
7302L | Shellac Wax
coating for food packaging
appearance: pellets | MP: 61 – 65 °C | penetration at 25 °C: 22 dmm | acid value: 17 – 24 mg KOH/g | thermo transfer printing | release agent for PU
saponification value: 87 – 102 mg KOH/g appearance: pellets | MP: 78 – 84 °C | acid value: 5 – 15 mg KOH/g | saponification value: 45 – 65 mg KOH/g

2039L | Candelilla Wax 6279L | Myrica Fruit Wax

hotmelt ink | inkjet printing | thermo transfer printing | paint additive | food additive | coating for food packaging solid lubricant | natural wood, furniture and leather coating
appearance: pellets | MP: 68 – 73 °C | penetration at 25 °C: 2 dmm | acid value: 12 – 22 mg KOH/g | appearance: pellets | MP: 45 – 55 °C | penetration at 25 °C: 2 dmm | acid value: 5 – 25 mg KOH/g |
saponification value: 43 – 65 mg KOH/g saponification value: 210 – 240 mg KOH/g

5023 | Carnauba Wax | T3 6290 | Berry Wax

thermo transfer printing | plastic and rubber lubricant | lubricant emulsion PET bottle packing | release agent for PU wax crayons and pencils
appearance: flakes | MP: 80 – 86 °C | penetration at 25 °C: 1 dmm | acid value: 2 – 7 mg KOH/g | appearance: pellets | MP: 48 – 54 °C | penetration at 25 °C: 20 – 30 dmm | acid value: 5 – 30 mg KOH/g |
saponification value: 80 – 95 mg KOH/g saponification value: 180 – 220 mg KOH/g

2442 | Carnauba Wax | T1

natural processing aid | can coating | hot stamping foil | plastic and rubber lubricant | food additive
appearance: flakes | MP: 82 – 86 °C | penetration at 25 °C: 1 dmm | acid value: 2 – 7 mg KOH/g |
saponification value: 78 – 95 mg KOH/g

Natural Kahl Powders
2442P100N | Carnauba Wax Powder
plastic and rubber lubricant | appearance: natural fine-grained powder | MP: 82 – 86 °C |
particle size distribution: < 150 μm/unit 95 %
2442P7 | Carnauba Wax Powder fine
paint additive | food container coating | printing inks | varnish/lacquer | clear coat | anti-blocking |
good surface adhesion | offset printing flexo ink
appearance: natural spherical fine powder | MP: 82 – 86 °C | particle size distribution: <15 μm/unit 90 %
2811P7 | Rice Bran Wax Powder fine
paint additive | anti-blocking | scratch resistance | high-gloss printing | rub resistance
appearance: natural spherical fine powder | MP: 79 – 85 °C | particle size distribution: <15 μm/unit 90 %
2811P | Rice Bran Wax Beads
surface properties | paint additive | appearance: natural spherical beads | MP: 79 – 85 °C |
particle size distribution: <250 μm/unit 5 %, <315 μm/unit 1 %, <500 μm/unit 80 %, <710 μm/unit 95 %
7625P | Carnauba + Beeswax Beads
natural wood, furniture and leather coating | appearance: natural spherical beads | MP: 78 – 84 °C |
particle size distribution: 250 μm/unit >97 %, 500 μm/unit > 40 %, 1000 μm/unit >3 %
Kahl Emulsions
BE720 | Carnauba + Beeswax Microemulsion
Natural film former. Fine particle-sized, low-viscous wax dispersion with a food grade emulsifier system.
natural wood, furniture and leather coating | paints | overprint varnish | foils for sausage casing (food) |
lubricant for excellent adhesion | scratch resistance/hydrophobicity | food grade quality: BE830
pH value: 4.0 – 5.0 | particle size: 150 nm | solid content: 39 – 41 %
SE607 | Sunflower + Carnauba Microemulsion
Natural film former. Fine particle-sized, non-ionic, low-viscous wax dispersion with a non-ionic emulsifier system.
foils for sausage casing | ECO paper coating | natural stone finish | anti-blocking | improves abrasion resistance |
water repellence | increases slip | pH value: 3.5 – 5.5 | particle size: 150 nm | solid content: 37 – 39 %
CE404 | Carnauba Wax Microemulsion
Non-ionic wax emulsion. Fine particle-sized, low-viscosity emulsion base. Compatible with most anionic and amphoteric
surfactants. Creates hard wax films with good self-gloss.
natural wood and furniture | can coating | anti-blocking | overprint varnish | increases hardness |
improves abrasion resistance | pH value: 4.5 – 6.5 | particle size: 140 nm | solid content: 39 – 41 %
CE405 | Carnauba Wax Microemulsion
Non-ionic wax emulsion. Fine particle-sized, low-viscosity emulsion base. Compatible with most anionic and amphoteric
surfactants. Creates hard wax films with excellent self-gloss and good adhesion to polar substrates.
natural wood and furniture | can coating | anti-blocking | overprint varnish | increases hardness |
improves abrasion resistance | pH value: 4.5 – 6.5 | particle size: 140 nm | solid content: 39 – 41 %
RE281 | Rice Bran Wax Microemulsion
Non-ionic emulsion. Low-viscous wax dispersion with excellent film forming behavior.
can and coil coating | scratch resistance/hydrophobicity | pH value: 6.5 – 8.5 | particle size: 140 nm |
solid content: 28 – 31 %
Self-emulsifying Kahl Waxes Kahl Gums
Self-emulsifying, hard, pale-colored wax containing an emulsifier used in self-gloss emulsions. A KahlGum is a Xanthan gum biopolymer utilized as a viscosity modifier. Xanthan gum is a high molecular weight poly-
saccharide produced by fermentation with Xanthomonas Campestris. KahlGum is cleaned with ethanol, dried and grinded.
MP penetration at 25 °C gloss hydrophobicity
4035 Self-gloss Wax 74 – 80 °C approx. 8 dmm 74 GU excellent KahlGums interacts synergistically with galactomannans to provide a wide range of rheological properties. The interaction
between Xanthan gum and guar gum or CMC results in an increasing viscosity.
4036 Self-gloss Wax 75 – 81 °C approx. 8 dmm 72 GU very good
2090 Self-gloss Wax non-ionic 80 – 83 °C approx. 6 dmm 74 GU very good
6656 | FQ40 6650 | FQ80
4052 Self-gloss Wax Blend 79 – 85 °C approx. 5 dmm 75 GU good
Conforms to the requirements of E415 as food additive. Conforms to the requirements of E415 as food additive.
4091 Self-gloss Wax 80 – 86 °C approx. 5 dmm 68 GU excellent
Particle size: 95 % pass 40 mesh (400 μm). Particle size: 95 % pass 80 mesh (180 μm).
5109 Suflower + Carnauba Self-emulsifying Wax 78 – 84 °C approx. 6 dmm – –
5115 Rice + Myrica Self-emulsifying Wax 73 – 79 °C approx. 6 dmm – –
6678 | FQST80 | salt-tolerant 6671 | FQ200
Compatible with solutions containing high concentrations Conforms to the requirements of E415 as food additive.
of various salts and registered as food additive (E415). Particle size: 95 % pass 200 mesh (75 μm).
Economic wax compounds Particle size: 95 % pass 80 mesh (180 μm).
6652 | TQ28 | easy dispersible
Wax blends with the best cost/performance ratio. 6673 | FEE | fast dispersible
Easy dispersible without any lumping.
MP acid value saponification value Granulate, very fast dispersible without any lumping. Is Particle size: 100 % pass 28 mesh (600 μm).
conform with European Pharmacopoeia and USP/NF and
1540 Beeswax Substitute white 61 – 65 °C 17 – 24 mg KOH/g 87 – 104 mg KOH/g
with the requirements of E415 as food additive.
1545 Beeswax Substitute yellow 61 – 65 °C 17 – 22 mg KOH/g 87 – 102 mg KOH/g 6670 | TQS40 | pH stable
Particle size: 100 % pass 16 mesh (1180 μm).
2039N Candelilla Wax Blend 68 – 73 °C 12 – 22 mg KOH/g 43 – 65 mg KOH/g Stable over a pH range of 2 – 12.
7304 Candelilla Wax Substitute 76 – 82 °C 12 – 22 mg KOH/g 35 – 55 mg KOH/g 6653 | TQ40 | standard grade Particle size: 95 % pass 42 mesh (370 μm).
6702 Candelilla Wax Substitute 72 – 78 °C 5 – 20 mg KOH/g 70 – 95 mg KOH/g Particle size: 95 % pass 42 mesh (370 μm).
6655 | TQT80 | clear soluble
2901 Carnauba Wax Substitute 76 – 82 °C 2 – 10 mg KOH/g 35 – 45 mg KOH/g
7307 Shellac Wax Substitute 83 – 89 °C 5 – 15 mg KOH/g 60 – 80 mg KOH/g 6649 | TQC80 | enzyme-free Is conform with European Pharmacopeia and USP/NF
and with the requirements of E415 as food additive.
2909 Japan Wax Substitute 49 – 55 °C 5 – 15 mg KOH/g 120 – 150 mg KOH/g Conforms to the requirements of E415 as food additive.
Particle size: 100 % pass 80 mesh (180 μm).
Enzyme-free.
Particle size: 95 % pass 80 mesh (180 μm).

6754 | TQTS80 | pH stable and clear soluble

Stable over a pH range of 2 – 12. Particle size: 95 % pass
80 mesh (180 μm).