Ngokwezinga lokucubungula nokucocwa, kungahlukaniswa ngezinhlobo ezintathu: uphalafini ocwengekile ngokuphelele, upharafini ocwengezelayo kanye nopharafini.
I-Crude Paraffin Wax inokuqukethwe kawoyela okuphezulu futhi isetshenziselwa ikakhulukazi ukwenza umentshisi, i-fiberboard, i-paraffin, i-paraffin ecwengekile isetshenziswa kabanzi, isetshenziswa kakhulu njengezakhi zokudla, umuthi ogcwele ( enjengephepha le-wax, amakhrayoni, amakhandlela, amakhandlela e-carbon), izinto zokuhlanganisa iziqukathi zokubhaka, ezisetshenziselwa ukulondolozwa kwezithelo, ukufakwa kwezinto ezisebenza ngogesi, ukuthuthukisa ukuqina kokuguga kwenjoloba futhi kwandise ukuguquguquka, njll.
I-Parfinin wax iyingxube ye-hydrocarbons ekhishwe kusuka ku-distillates ethile ye-petroleum, uwoyela we-shale noma amanye ama-kawoyela we-butuminous mineraus. Ingxenye esemqoka i-alkanes eqinile, engenamqondo futhi ayinambitha, futhi imhlophe noma ukukhanya okuphuzi okuphuzi okuphuzi. I-Paraffin wax ayinalo-crystalline, kepha inesakhiwo esicacile sekristalu. Kukhona futhi uphalafini wokufakelwa.
I-Parfinin wax uhlobo lomkhiqizo wokucubungula uphethiloli, uhlobo lwe-wax yamaminerali, kanye nohlobo lwe-wax kaphethiloli. Kuyi-crystal ye-flake noma enombala otholwe ngokutholwa ngokucophelela i-solvent, i-solvent dewaxing, noma i-freez crystallization ye-wax, ukucindezela kanye nokugcotshwa kwengxenye yokuthambisa kawoyela okutholwe ku-distillation ka-crude uwoyela, bese ukhipha amandla. Isetshenziselwa ukwenza ama-acid aphezulu aphezulu, ama-alcohol aphezulu, imidlalo, amakhandlela, ama-ejenti angavikeleki, amafutha, izinto zokwakha ugesi, njll.
