Paraffin wax is often used to help soften the skin of the hands, cuticles, and feet because it’s colorless, tasteless, and odorless. It may also have therapeutic benefits for people with joint ...

To test its snow and ice-melting ability, the team created a set of concrete slabs — one with paraffin-filled pipes inside, one containing porous lightweight aggregate that had been infused with ...

Just as winter is nearing, scientists made a discovery that will improve driving conditions in winters to come. The research team at Drexel University found that by adding paraffin wax to concrete ...

Wax on, melt off: Adding phase change materials, like paraffin, to concrete could make roads that melt snow and ice Date: September 13, 2017 Source: Drexel University Summary: Researchers have ...

The material does not have a ton of research surrounding it, but the few studies that have been conducted came to mixed conclusions. In short, the data does not directly indicate that the paraffin ...