PRODUCTION OF SLOW BURNING CANDLE
ABSTRACT
The project was carried out to produce slow burning candle for domestic uses. The project was carried out using the following apparatus;
Reactor [20 litres in volume], bussen, Beaker (400ml) and wick.
The chemical/raw material used in the production are wax, wick, cathyl alcohol, white colourant and steanic acid.
The general processes was used and of involves blending, heating (i.e endothermic reaction and followed by casting process which is the most interesting part in the processes.
The effectiveness of the candle produced were tested by carrying our an experiment to see the rate of burning of the ore with stearic acid, and cethyl alcohol and that without these.
The various readings were recorded.
It was shown that if lower carbon content type of wick proved the ideal for candle making, in other not to cause adversely effect on human beings and reduce air pollution as a result of burning the candle.
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
The production of candle that burns slowly continue to be one of the largest consumer of petroleum wax (paraffin wax). While man’s progress in providing artificial illumination which reduces the demand of candle, its (portability) self contained sources of light continues to increase its demand. The utilitarian use, along with religious and decorative needs of slow burning candle makes the consumption of paraffin wax to more up to 60 million 16 weight monthly in Nigeria.
Simple as candle that burns slowly appear, its successful performance involves many factors which includes the environment which the candle is been produced and to be used, the type of wax used in the production, the wick used and the additive chemicals used in the production such as stearic acid and cethyl alcohol which provides the characteristic slow burning.
Structurally slow burning candle is made up of a porous, combustible wick surrounded by a fusible flammable solid (that is the wax).
