I-wax kapharafini, eyaziwa nangokuthi i-crystalline wax, ngokuvamile imhlophe, i-waxy eqinile engenaphunga, iwuhlobo lwemikhiqizo yokucubungula i-petroleum, iwuhlobo lwengcina yezimbiwa, iphinde ibe uhlobo lwengcina ye-petroleum.Kuyi-flake noma i-acicular crystal eyenziwe ku-lubricating oil distillate etholakala ku-distillation kawoyela ongahluziwe ngokucwengisiswa kwe-solvent, i-solvent dewaxing noma nge-wax freezing crystallization, cindezela i-dewaxing ukuze wenze unamathisele we-wax, bese ngokujuluka noma ukuchithwa kwe-solvent, ukucwenga ubumba noma i-hydrorefining.
I-wax kapharafini ecwengisiswe ngokugcwele, eyaziwa nangokuthi umlotha ocolekile, iqinile ngokubukeka, inezigaxa kanye nemikhiqizo eyimbudumbudu.Imikhiqizo yayo inezinga eliphezulu lokuncibilika, okuqukethwe kukawoyela okuncane, akukho kubambana ekamelweni lokushisa, akukho ukujuluka, akukho umuzwa onamafutha, ukungangeni kwamanzi, umswakama-umswakama kanye nokufakwa kahle kukagesi.