Patent ID: 6740132
Filing Date: 2004-05-25
Classification: C08K,C08L,C11C

Abstract:
A stabilized composition which comprises(a) candle wax and (b) an effective stabilizing amount of (i) at least one compound selected from the group consisting of the benzotriazole, benzophenone, &agr;-cyanoacrylate, oxanilide, s-triazine, cinnamate, malonate, benzoate, salicylate and benzoxazin-4-one ultraviolet light absorbers and (ii) a metal selected from groups 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 16 of the periodic table; where the amount of metal present is from about 15 ppb to about 3400 ppm by weight of metal based on the candle wax; and where the metal of group 14 is Sn.