What is Naphtha?
Naphtha is the first petroleum product produced during the distillation process and subsequently upgraded to make
the major components of gasoline. Virgin or straight-run Naphtha is the largest source of Naphtha in most
petroleum refineries. The virgin Naphtha is often further distilled into two streams:
a virgin light Naphtha with an IFP of about 30 C and a FBP of about 145 C contains most (but not all) of
the hydrocarbons with 6 or less carbon atoms.
a virgin heavy Naphtha with an IFP of about 140 C and a FBP of about 205 C contains most (but not
all) of the hydrocarbons with more than 6 carbon atoms.
Virgin heavy Naphtha is usually processed in a catalytic reformer because the light naphtha has molecules with 6
or less carbon atoms and lower molecular weight hydrocarbons which are not useful as high-octane gasoline
blending components.
Another sources:
Light naphtha is the fraction boiling between 30C and 90C and consists of molecules with 56 carbon atoms.
Heavy naphtha boils between 90C and 200C and consists of molecules with 612 carbons.
The first unit process in a petroleum refinery is the crude oil distillation unit. The overhead liquid distillate from that
unit is called virgin or straight-run naphtha and that distillate is the largest source of naphtha in most petroleum
refineries. The naphtha is a mixture of many different hydrocarbon compounds. It has an initial boiling point (IBP) of
about 35 C and a final boiling point (FBP) of about 200 C, and it contains paraffin, naphthene (cyclic paraffins)
and aromatic hydrocarbons ranging from those containing 4 carbon atoms to those containing about 10 or 11
carbon atoms.
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the sole ingredient in the home cleaning fluid Energine, which has been discontinued. You can purchase
this type of naphtha at any hardware store.
an ingredient in some lighter fluids for wick type lighters such as Zippo lighters.
an adulterant to petrol
a fuel for portable stoves and lanterns, sold in North America as white gas or Coleman fuel.
historically, as a probable ingredient in Greek fire (together with grease, oil, sulfur, and naturally occurring
saltpeter from the desert)
a fuel for fire spinning, fire juggling, or other fire performance equipment which creates a brighter and
cleaner yet shorter burn.
to lightly wear the finish off guitars when preparing "relic" instruments.
to remove oil from the aperture blades of camera lenses, which if present can slow the movement of the
blades, leading to overexposure.
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Dupa cum se poate vedea mai sus Nafta este primul produsul petrolier extras n timpul procesului de
distilare i ulterior imbunatatit pentru a produce componentele majore ale benzinei. Virgin Nafta sau de
distilare este cea mai mare surs de Nafta n majoritatea rafinriilor de petrol. Virgin Nafta este de multe
ori separata n dou fluxuri:
Nafta Usoara
Nafta Grea
In Romania Nafta este o benzina de distilatie primara, cu intervalul de fierbere 40-180
grade Celsius, incluzand de asemenea fractia usoara de n-pentan de la fractionarea
gazelor din rafinarie.
Gazolina este un amestec de propan-50%, butani-30% si pentani-20%, etanul nefiind
separat, ca urmare a faptului ca aceasta operatiune este mai greoaie, din punct de vedere
al costurilor.
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