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|has description=Candles were first made of beeswax or tallow. Beeswax candles were high quality and expensive, while tallow candles were cheaper but didn't burn as well. Throughout the 19th century advancements were made involving stearine, vegetable oils ([[palm oil]], [[coconut oil]]), and [[paraffin wax]]. Some candle manufacturers began using the process of saponification, which was already being used in the soap-making industry. This process was used to refine animal and vegetable oils to produce stearine. By-products of this process included [[oleine]] and [[glycerine]], while a byproduct of the distillation process of oil to get [[paraffin wax]] was [[kerosene]]. The candle industry was able to make profits from both candles and the by-products. | |has description=Candles were first made of beeswax or tallow. Beeswax candles were high quality and expensive, while tallow candles were cheaper but didn't burn as well. Throughout the 19th century advancements were made involving stearine, vegetable oils ([[palm oil]], [[coconut oil]]), and [[paraffin wax]]. Some candle manufacturers began using the process of saponification, which was already being used in the soap-making industry. This process was used to refine animal and vegetable oils to produce stearine. By-products of this process included [[oleine]] and [[glycerine]], while a byproduct of the distillation process of oil to get [[paraffin wax]] was [[kerosene]]. The candle industry was able to make profits from both candles and the by-products. | ||
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|made from=Palm Oil, Cottonseed, Coconut Oil, Olive Oil, Whale Oil, Flaxseed Oil, Castor Oil, Tallow, Lard, Paraffin Wax, Beeswax, | |made from=Palm Oil, Cottonseed, Coconut Oil, Olive Oil, Whale Oil, Flaxseed Oil, Castor Oil, Tallow, Lard, Paraffin Wax, Beeswax, | ||
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Revision as of 16:13, 6 May 2016
Candles were first made of beeswax or tallow. Beeswax candles were high quality and expensive, while tallow candles were cheaper but didn't burn as well. Throughout the 19th century advancements were made involving stearine, vegetable oils (palm oil, coconut oil), and paraffin wax. Some candle manufacturers began using the process of saponification, which was already being used in the soap-making industry. This process was used to refine animal and vegetable oils to produce stearine. By-products of this process included oleine and glycerine, while a byproduct of the distillation process of oil to get paraffin wax was kerosene. The candle industry was able to make profits from both candles and the by-products.
Candles Stearine 861
Candles Other Kinds 869
Candles of all Sorts 1302
candles 1662
Made from
Industries
- Price's Patent Candle Factory
- Royal Primrose Soap Works
- Soap, Candle and Related Fat Based Industires
- Thames Soap & Candle Works
Description
Candles were first made of beeswax or tallow. Beeswax candles were high quality and expensive, while tallow candles were cheaper but didn't burn as well. Throughout the 19th century advancements were made involving stearine, vegetable oils (palm oil, coconut oil), and paraffin wax. Some candle manufacturers began using the process of saponification, which was already being used in the soap-making industry. This process was used to refine animal and vegetable oils to produce stearine. By-products of this process included oleine and glycerine, while a byproduct of the distillation process of oil to get paraffin wax was kerosene. The candle industry was able to make profits from both candles and the by-products.
Candles Stearine 861
Candles Other Kinds 869
Candles of all Sorts 1302
candles 1662