Crompton Refined Products White Mineral Oils and Petroleum Distillates

Crompton’s Witco Refined Products business is the world's largest dedicated supplier of white mineral oils, and other refined hydrocarbons such as technical white mineral oils, and petroleum distillates.

White Mineral Oils and Technical White Mineral Oils
Crompton White mineral oils (white oils) are highly refined mineral oils that consist of saturated aliphatic and alicyclic nonpolar hydrocarbons. White oils are hydrophobic, colorless, tasteless, odorless, and do not change color over time. Crompton white oils are chemically and biologically stable, non-comedogenic, and do not support pathogenic bacterial growth. These properties make white oils the standard in many industries.

Crompton supplies USP mineral oils (including, Protol, Gloria and Kaydol white mineral oils), NF light mineral oil (including Carnation, Blandol, Benol Ervol and Rudol white mineral oils), and Semtol technical white oils and will custom-blend to meet customer specifications. USP and NF grades meet FDA 21 CFR 172.878 and 21 CFR 178.3620(a) regulations for direct food contact, and USDA Hl food processing lubricant standards.

White oils make an ideal blending base for personal care and pharmaceutical products. Their inert nature makes them easy to work with, as they lubricate, smooth, soften, extend, and resist moisture in many formulations. You can find our USP and NF grade white oils in products ranging from baby oils and lotions to sunscreens, tissues, and antibiotics. Our white oils have proven themselves in food applications as wide-ranging as dough divider oils to dust suppression in grain silos. They lubricate food-handling equipment, impregnate wrapping paper to keep foods crisp, control foam in beet sugar and vinegar production, and enhance the leather tanning process. And our low pour-point naphthenic grade white oils improve hot melt adhesives and lubricate air conditioner and refrigerator compressors.

The plastics industry uses our Hydrobrite line of low-volatility white oils in the production of polystyrene, polyolefins, thermoplastic elastomers, and various other polymers to improve and control the melt flow rate of the finished polymer.

Hydrobrite 1000 is the highest-viscosity USP white mineral oil available in the world. The product provides all the benefits of petrolatum but in a liquid form, and is recommended in cosmetic applications where emolliency and skin protection are required. It can also be used as a replacement for more costly high-molecular weight liquids.

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Petroleum Distillates
Crompton Petroleum distillates are highly refined solvents with high flash points. Crompton makes petroleum distillates by fractionating each grade to a narrow boiling range, then catalytically hydrotreating to remove all aromatic and other unsaturated hydrocarbons. The resulting highly refined petroleum distillate resembles a very light white oil. Like white oils, petroleum distillates are hydrophobic, colorless, tasteless, virtually odorless, and color fast. Chemically and biologically stable, they are non-comedogenic and do not support pathogenic bacterial growth.

Petroleum distillates are direct substitutes for high-VOC solvents in consumer and institutional products. They lower the VOCs in such aerosol systems as air fresheners, furniture polishes, and insecticides. Crompton petroleum distillates' vapor pressure is less than 0.lmm Hg @ 20°C, and are not regulated as volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in consumer products by the California Air Resources Board (CARB).
Non-aerosol uses include waterless hand soaps, floor polishes, nail polish removers, charcoal lighter fluids, and liquid candles. Petroleum distillates also have many industrial uses. Applications include defoaming agents, metal foil, sheet rolling and quench oils, vegetable froth flotation, dust control agents, and the manufacture of paper and board.

Crompton’s PD-23 is our lightest product. It has excellent solvency and a flash point of 230°F (ASTM D-92). PD-23 is not classified as combustible under DOT regulations. PD-23 complies with FDA 21 CFR 172.884 and 21 CFR 178.3650 food regulations.

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