PETROLEUM JELLY
[CODE NO. 3070]
Petroleum jelly is a mixture of natural waxes and mineral oils that together lock moisture in skin, moisturizing it to
repair and relieve dryness.
If petroleum jelly is made of waxes and oils, what is Vaseline® Jelly made of? The original ‘Wonder Jelly’ is made from 100
percent triple-purified petroleum jelly, while Vaseline® Intensive Care™ Lotions contain micro-droplets of Vaseline® Jelly
and other effective moisturizers that target natural moisture loss throughout the day.
Petroleum jelly is hugely versatile, and it’s used all over the world to protect and heal dry skin, from dry, cracked hands
to hard skin on heels, as well as for beauty purposes, like softening the lips or highlighting the cheekbones!
Petroleum is a plastic, semisolid, unctuous hydrocarbon mixture derived from heavy residual lubricating oil fractions of
petroleum. It is essentially a colloidal system in which the solid hydrocarbon components are the external continuous phase
and the liquid hydrocarbons are the internal phase i.e the liquid hydrocarbon are in the form of discrete droplets within
the solid phase. Petroleum may be considered as micro crystalline wax which has absorbed the oil, resulting in an amorphous
swollen jelly like mass. It was this physical state that provided its origin name "Petroleum jelly' which term is still used
for the grades of petroleum prepared for pharmaceutical application.
Natural petroleum contains protosubstance which prevents the separation of the liquid from the hydrocarbon, while synthetic
are unstable and are prone to oil separation and are likely to assume a granular structure in storage and also, the
synthetic products change viscosity more suddenly with change of temperature than do the natural material.
Natural petroleum is chemically inert salve like emollient substance which could be refined to be essentially odourless
colourless and tasteless, though petroleum jelly a highly refined varies in colour from colourless to yellow. Semisolid
mixture of hydrocarbons derived from dewaxing of heavy paraffin base lubricating oils; 90-200 SVs at 99 deg.C.
It is an excellent carrier for medicants whose efficacy depends on their being maintained on the skin for an extended period
without period itself being readily absorbed. Petroleum does not irritate the skin and is not easily washed away by the
sweasting of life tissues. Petroleum has a unique feature of fibre characteristics which is apparent in the finished and
ointment strongly and sticky.
Petroleum waxes are broadly classified into two types paraffin and microcrystalline. Paraffin waxes distill at temperatures
less than about 8500F and are thus components of light paraffin distillates. The higher boiling intermediates and heavy
paraffin distillates and paraffinic residual oils contain microcrystalline waxes. When light paraffin distillates are
cooled, the wax separates in large, plate-like crystals. cooling of the heavier distillates and residual oil does not
produce obvious crystals; the wax separates as very small particles (microcrystals) which cause the oil to set to a paste or
a jelly. A mixture of 30 to 50 percent heavy oil and microcrystalline wax forms petrolatum or petroleum jelly.
Petrolatum is a colloidal suspension of microcrystalline waxes in heavy oil with melting points ranging from 1100 to 1350F.
About a dozes grades varying chiefly in hardness and colour are available. the dark brown and black grades are less refined
and are used to waterproof plasterboard liners, greaseproof butchers wrapping paper, waterproof canvas and to treat mineral
wool to reduce dust. Pharmaceutical grades range from amber to white and vary is consistency to suit various medicinal and
cosmetic manufacturing needs.
INTRODUCTION
MARKET SURVEY
INDIAN DEMAND FOR PETROLEUM JELLY
GLOBAL PETROLEUM JELLY MARKET
GLOBAL OVERVIEW OF VASELINE PETROLEUM JELLY
PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION OF PETROLEUM PRODUCTS IN INDIA
IMPORT AND EXPORT OF PETROLEUM PRODUCTS 17
GLOBAL CRUDE OIL PRODUCTION
COMPOSITION OF PETROLEUM JELLY
TYPES OF VASELINE
INGREDIENTS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS IN VASELINE
SYNONYMS AND CHARACTERISTICS OF PETROLEUM JELLY
REQUIREMENT FOR PETROLEUM JELLY
IDENTIFICATION TEST AND SPECIFICATION FOR PETROLEUM JELLY
USES AND APPLICATION OF PETROLEUM JELLY
PROPERTIES & CHARACTERISITICS
FORMULATIONS OF PETROLEUM JELLY
FORMULATIONS OF SYNTHETIC PETROLATUM
MANUFACTURING PROCESS OF PETROLEUM JELLY
PROCESS FLOW DIAGRAM
PROCESS IN DETAILS
TESTING METHODS FOR PETROLEUM JELLY
PRODUCTION PROCESS OF VASELINE
FORMULATION OF DIFFERENT COSMETIC PRODUCTS USING
PETROLATUM/PETROLEUM JELLY
COMPLETE PLANT AND MACHINERY AND TURNKEY SUPPLIERS
FOR PETROLEUM JELLY
SUPPLIERS OF RAW MATERIALS
SUPPLIERS OF MACHINERY
APPENDIX – A:
1. COST OF PLANT ECONOMICS
2. LAND & BUILDING
3. PLANT AND MACHINERY
4. FIXED CAPITAL INVESTMENT
5. RAW MATERIAL
6. SALARY AND WAGES
7. UTILITIES AND OVERHEADS
8. TOTAL WORKING CAPITAL
9. COST OF PRODUCTION
10. PROFITABILITY ANALYSIS
11. BREAK EVEN POINT
12. RESOURCES OF FINANCE
13. INTEREST CHART
14. DEPRECIATION CHART
15. CASH FLOW STATEMENT
16. PROJECTED BALANCE SHEET
