Waxes are the class of very different chemical compounds, i.e.long chain alkanes, esters and polyesters of long chain alcohols andfatty acids, depending on the raw material, from which they arereceived. Natural waxes are divided mainly into vegetable (e.g. car-nauba, candelilla wax) and animal (e.g. beeswax, lanolin) waxes,but often fossil fuels (mineral) are also included in this group, forexample paraffin wax, ceresin or montan wax.