What plant waxes do to plant cells: plant waxes are found on the surface of leaves, fruits, stems and branches of plants, and their chemical composition is a lipid compound of high-level fatty acids and high-level monohydric alcohols, which are lipids. Prevents transpiration of excess water from the surface of fruits and leaves and prevents nature's microorganisms from attacking the surface of the leaf pulp.

The plant leaf skin, consisting of waxes and cuticle, is mainly attached to the epidermis outside the cells. The cuticle is a reticulated structure, which is continuously filled with waxes, and this part of the wax layer is called the inner wax layer.

The wax of plants is a medium, and the composition of the wax corresponds to the relationship between the wax layer and the external environment, which helps plants to realize an interface with the external environment. In turn, a self-assembled outer wax layer is formed on the outside of this cuticle. There is a close relationship between the wax of the plant and the environment, which is important for the growth of the plant.

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Plant Waxes p>The use of plant wax:

1, Brazilian carnauba wax is the main raw material for manufacturing leather shoe polish, automobile wax, furniture wax, floor wax and other varnish wax products; it is also an important raw material for the production of copy paper, typing tape, lipstick and so on. Because it is easy to be saponified by alkali and generate stable wax emulsion, it is also suitable for the production of various emulsified wax products.

2, rice bran wax melting point is higher, refined rice bran wax can compound medicine, food wax requirements, can be used for cosmetics (such as lipstick), food (such as chocolate candy, chewing gum) production and pill polishing and fruits, vegetables wax coating material.

3, refined cane wax use fruit preservation coating, can also be used for electrical insulation wax.

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