Main Product
Naphtha
Segment
Refined Products
Main-Family
Refinery Liquids
Sub-Family
Light Distll. & Proc. Hydroc.
Physical State

Liquid

Sub-Product
Petroleum Naphtha
Alt. Names
Virgin Naphtha; Straight-Run Naphtha; Full-Range Naphtha; FBR Naphtha
Description

The first unit operation (after being desalinated) in a Petroleum Refinery is the Crude Oil Distillation Unit. The overhead Liquid Distillate from that Unit is called Virgin or Straight-Run Naphtha or Full Boiling Range Naphtha (FBR 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 Paraffins (Alcanes), Naphthenes (Cycloalcanes) and Aromatic Hydrocarbons ranging from those containing 4 Carbon Atoms to those containing about 10 or 11 Carbon Atoms.

Wikipedia, Petroleum Naphtha

Identifiers

No Identifiers defined

Chemical Data

Molecular Weight (g/mol)
100
Specific Gravity
0.70
Properties

Default
Status
A
System Info

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