在日光下观察不显荧光,冷时无臭,加热后有石油臭,无味,不溶于水和醇,能溶于醚、氯仿或挥发油中。能溶解樟脑、薄荷脑、麝香草及其他类似物。气相色谱固定液(最高使用温度120℃,溶剂为甲苯),分离分析烃、卤代烃和无机化合物及脂肪酸酯。传温液。折光率液。润滑剂。药物助剂。包埋级用于包埋老鼠胚胎培养物,防止干燥。
Mineral oils are complex mixtures of straight and branched chain paraffinic, naphthenic and aromatic hydrocarbons refined from petroleum crude oils. Mineral oil with a carbon number of 15 to 25 is categorized as light oil and 25 to 50 as heavy oil. Mineral oil is commonly used in food, cosmetics and pharmaceutical industries especially in skin care products. Mineral oil is used as overlaying agent in polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and electrophoretic techniques to avoid evaporation.