Frontier9 - 16-8-2006 at 11:45
What are the differences between NAPHTA and NAPHTALENE, chemically and in what they are used for?
not_important - 16-8-2006 at 12:04
Ur - a Web search didn't tell you?
Naphtha is a mix of lighter hydrocarbons, usually expressed as having some range of boiling points. Mainly used as solvents
Naphthalene is a specific aromatic hydrocarbon.
jokull - 16-8-2006 at 15:42
Naphthalene is used as the main raw material for mothballs
leu - 17-8-2006 at 17:56
Naptha and napthalene are both derived from crude petroleum, but napthalene is a polycyclic aromatic compound, while naptha can be numerous different
mixtures of aliphatic and/or aromatic hydrocarbons 