Chemical Composition of Beeswax

Ge Chen; Jingjing Qian; Yang Bei; Zexiu Qi; Danila Cianciosi; Yasmany Armas Diaz; Maurizio Battino; Francesca Giampieri; Manuela Cassotta; José M. Álvarez-Suárez

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-89049-9_15

Chemical Composition of Beeswax

Ge Chen
, Jingjing Qian
, Yang Bei
, Zexiu Qi
, Danila Cianciosi
, Yasmany Armas Diaz
, Maurizio Battino
, Francesca Giampieri^*
, Manuela Cassotta
, José M. Álvarez-Suárez

^*Corresponding author for this work

Universita Politecnica Delle Marche
Universidad Europea Del Atlántico (UEA)
Jiangsu University

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Abstract

Beeswax is a complex natural substance consisting of more than 300 components. Currently, beeswax has many applications in cosmetics, medicine, food, and handicrafts because of its natural composition. The main chemical components of beeswax are presented in this chapter, such as esters, hydrocarbons, free acids, and free alcohols. As the largest component in beeswax, the main molecules, monoesters, diesters, and hydroxyesters, and the minor components, triesters and acidic esters, of esters compounds are discussed. In addition, other minor substances in beeswax are also described: aromatic and volatile compounds, a few minerals,v small amounts of phenolic compounds, flavonoids, and trace chemical elements such as Ca, Fe, Mn, Zn, and P.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Bee Products – Chemical and Biological Properties
Publisher	Springer Science+Business Media
Pages	495-504
Number of pages	10
ISBN (Electronic)	9783031890499
ISBN (Print)	9783031890482
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-89049-9_15
State	Published - 1 Jan 2025

Keywords

Beeswax
Bioactive compounds
Chemical composition
Esters
Hydrocarbons

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