E905 Microcrystalline wax — is it halal?

Ruling: Mashbuh (doubtful)

Description

Microcrystalline wax (E905) is a refined mixture of solid saturated hydrocarbons from petroleum (vacuum residues, petrolatum) or synthetic feedstock (Fischer-Tropsch wax; in the USA also ethylene polymerisation). Petroleum wax is separated with solvents (ketones, toluene, in patents alcohols) or by sweating and refined with hydrogen, clays, carbon. Possible links: biogenic origin of petroleum (c2, c3)

Basis of the ruling

Microcrystalline wax is a mixture of solid hydrocarbons from petroleum or synthetic feedstock (Fischer–Tropsch wax). Petroleum wax is separated with solvents and purified. In patents, ethanol and other alcohols of unnamed source serve as co-solvents.

Names: Микрокристаллический парафин · Microcrystalline wax · الشمع الميكروكريستاليّ

Also known as: E 905, E-905, Е905, E905c, E905c(i), INS 905c(i), INS 905(c), микрокристаллический воск, микровоск, нефтяной воск, углеводородный воск, синтетический воск, синтетический парафин, воск Фишера–Тропша, micro wax

Category: Glazing agents

Regulatory source: EU 1333/2008

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