Application Notes:
 

carbonizable substances


is the petroleum components which can be detected in white oil, petrolatum, and paraffin wax when any of these products is mixed with concentrated sulfuric acid, causing the acid to discolor, as outlined in test method ASTM-D-565 (white oil and petrolatum) or ASTM-D-612 (paraffin wax).

 

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