What Dissolves Carnauba Wax?

It is among the hardest of natural waxes. It is practically insoluble in water, soluble by heating in ethyl acetate and in xylene, and practically insoluble in ethyl alcohol.

How do you liquify carnauba wax?

You need an emulsifier such as 1% Tween 80 and heat the wax with water to 65 °C with stirring, then let it cool down. It will become a fat blur that dissolves in mixtures by agitating the mix.

Does acetone dissolve carnauba?

Carnauba wax can form solvent resistant superhydrophobic films from selfemulsifying mixtures with alcohol emulsions. These films are resistant to solvent etching by chloroform, toluene, acetone, and alcohols [6].