Naphtha and its Aromatics Content
Naphtha and its Aromatics Content The article details significance of aromatics content in naphtha and leads to use of Aniline to different dimple test methods, not only for aromatics but also naphthenes and paraffins in naphtha. Naphtha Naphtha is a lighter cut of petroleum usually boiling range anywhere between 30 to 200 0 C. Naphtha is a general term as each refinery produces its own naphtha with its own unique initial and final boiling points and other physical and compositional characteristics. Naphtha like any petroleum products consist mainly four hydrocarbon groups namely Paraffins, Olefins, Naphthenes and Aromatics popularly expressed as PONA. Further it’s specific boiling range cuts are used for different purpose in various industries as solvents to dissolve other substances, besides a large quantity is used as starting feedstock in many industrial applications such as raw material for plastics such as polypropylene and polyethylene etc. For production