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• Naphtha — Not to be confused with naphthalene, a solid benzene derivative which is the main ingredient in mothballs. Naphtha (  /ˈn …   Wikipedia

• Naphtha — Naph tha (n[a^]f th[.a] or n[a^]p th[.a]), n. [L. naphtha, Gr. na fqa, fr.Ar. nafth, nifth.] 1. (Chem.) The complex mixture of volatile, liquid, inflammable hydrocarbons, occurring naturally, and usually called {crude petroleum}, {mineral oil},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Naphtha vitrioli — Naphtha Naph tha (n[a^]f th[.a] or n[a^]p th[.a]), n. [L. naphtha, Gr. na fqa, fr.Ar. nafth, nifth.] 1. (Chem.) The complex mixture of volatile, liquid, inflammable hydrocarbons, occurring naturally, and usually called {crude petroleum}, {mineral …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Naphtha launch — An Escher Wyss launch of 1888 Alfred Nobel s aluminium hulled …   Wikipedia

• naphtha — noun /ˈnæfθə/ a) Naturally occurring liquid petroleum. The Common Room and the Library were lit by anbaric light, but the Scholars preferred the older, softer naphtha lamps in the Retiring Room. b) Any of a wide variety of aliphatic or aromatic… …   Wiktionary

• naphtha — 1. A volatile, flammable light distillate used to make petrol and as a solvent. 2. Any low boiling refinery stream. Gasoline is made by blending several virgin and treated naphthas. 3. Liquid hydrocarbon fractions, generally boiling within the… …   Petroleum refining glossary

• Light gas oils —   Liquid petroleum distillates heavier than naphtha, with an approximate boiling range from 401 degrees to 650 degrees Fahrenheit.   U.S. Dept. of Energy, Energy Information Administration s Energy Glossary …   Energy terms

• light oil — noun 1. : an oil of low specific gravity or relatively low boiling point (as below about 200° C): as a. : a flammable product obtained by the distillation of coal tar and containing aromatic hydrocarbons, phenols, and pyridine b. : a somewhat… …   Useful english dictionary

• solvent naphtha — noun : a flammable liquid distillate containing principally xylenes and higher aromatic hydrocarbons and usually boiling higher than ligroin, obtained especially from coal tar light oils or coke over gas light oils or from petroleum cracking, and …   Useful english dictionary

• Merox — is an acronym for mercaptan oxidation. It is a proprietary catalytic chemical process developed by UOP used in oil refineries and natural gas processing plants to remove mercaptans from LPG, propane, butanes, light naphthas, kerosene and jet fuel …   Wikipedia

• Catalytic reforming — is a chemical process used to convert petroleum refinery naphthas, typically having low octane ratings, into high octane liquid products called reformates which are components of high octane gasoline (also known as petrol). Basically, the process …   Wikipedia