Find more facts and information on our topic page about
naphthalene
naphthalene
The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
|
2009
|
© The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English 2009, originally published by Oxford University Press 2009. (Hide copyright information)
Copyright
naph·tha·lene
/ ˈnaf[unvoicedth]əˌlēn; ˈnap-/
•
n. Chem.
a volatile white crystalline compound, C10H8, produced by the distillation of coal tar, used in mothballs and as a raw material for chemical manufacture.
DERIVATIVES:
naph·thal·ic
/ nafˈ[unvoicedth]alik; nap-/
adj.
Cite this article
Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography.
|
Alkylated Naphthalenes as High-Performance Synthetic Lubricating Fluids
Magazine article from: Tribology Transactions; 1/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...AN ALKYLATED NAPHTHALENE Alkylated naphthalenes have the general...groups on the naphthalene ring. SYNTHESIS OF ALKYLATED NAPHTHALENES There is an...OF ALKYLATED NAPHTHALENES As previously...alkylation of naphthalene with an olefin...
|
|
Naphthalene market tends to a balance
Magazine article from: China Chemical Reporter; 7/1/1993; 641 words
; Naphthalene, as a basic organic raw material for...producton consumes 50% of its total naphthalene output while it used to take up 70...industries report a little portion of naphthalene consumption. China's naphthalene...
|
|
NAPHTHALENE.(chemical profile)
Magazine article from: Chemical Market Reporter; 5/31/1999; 700+ words
; NAPHTHALENE May 31, 1999 PRODUCER CAPACITY...pounds per year of chemical-grade naphthalene. Capacities are highly flexible and...feedstocks. Advanced Aromatics produces naphthalene from aromatic petroleum fractions...
|
|
|
North American Naphthalene Market Tightens Through Consolidation.(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Chemical Market Reporter; 5/15/2000; ; 700+ words
; THE NORTH American naphthalene market, long a stable business...purchase Honeywell-AlliedSignal's naphthalene capacity at Ironton, Ohio, shortly...the development and marketing of naphthalene derivatives. Recochem's deal...
|
|
NA-LUBE® KR Series of Alkylated Naphthalene Synthetic Basestocks
Magazine article from: Tribology & Lubrication Technology; 11/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...naphthalenes. Alkylated naphthalenes have the general...Figure 1. The core naphthalene system consists...the alkylated naphthalenes increase with...substitution on the naphthalene ring Monoalkylated naphthalenes in general have...
|
|
|
Advanced Aromatics Debuts Naphthalene Derivative, Strengthens Operations.(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Chemical Market Reporter; 9/25/2000; 700+ words
; BUILDING ON ITS strength in naphthalene and heavy aromatic derivatives...has roughly 30 million pounds of naphthalene-derived THN capacity. As a result...intermediate and refined grades of naphthalene, is filling out the current capacity...
|
|
A Pure Play in Naphthalene.(Advanced Aromatics)(Company Profile)
Magazine article from: Chemical Week; 7/22/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...aromatic solvents and petroleum-based naphthalene rather than coal tar-based naphthalene production. The company's sales reached...for "a different kind of aromatics and naphthalene operation," he says. That foresight has...
|
|
|
A Pure Play in Naphthalene
Magazine article from: Chemical Week; 7/22/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...aromatic solvents and petroleum-based naphthalene rather than coal tar-based naphthalene production. The company's sales reached...for "a different kind of aromatics and naphthalene operation," he says. That foresight has...
|
|
|
Rapid demand increase of industrial naphthalene.(China)
Magazine article from: China Chemical Reporter; 8/16/2005; 700+ words
; Naphthalene is an important organic chemical raw...reducing agents and dispersants. Naphthalene can be classified by production raw...therefore more suitable for the refined naphthalene production. Supply sources of naphthalene...
|
|
|
Production, Consumption and Market Analysis of Naphthalene.
Magazine article from: China Chemical Reporter; 9/26/1999; 700+ words
; Naphthalene can be classified into industrial product and refined product. Industrial naphthalene with a purity of 96% can be extracted...washing and distillation we can get refined naphthalene with a sulfur content of less than 0...
|
|
naphthalene
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
naphthalene , colorless, crystalline, solid aromatic...chloroform, or carbon disulfide. Naphthalene is obtained from coal tar, a byproduct...solvents. The molecular structure of naphthalene is that of two benzene rings fused together...
|
|
naphthalene acetic acid
Book article from: A Dictionary of Plant Sciences
naphthalene acetic acid A synthetic auxin .
|
|
Liebermann, Carl Theodore
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography
...also undertook an extensive study of naphthalene compounds. He wanted to understand...location of substitution derivatives of naphthalene and to produce a whole series of β -naphthalene derivatives. He was successful, for...
|
|
|
naphthol
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...of the hydroxyl group , -OH, on the carbon skeleton of naphthalene ; α-naphthol is 1-hydroxynaphthalene and &beta...naphthol in plates. The naphthols are prepared by reacting naphthalene with sulfuric acid and hydrolyzing the resultant sulfate...
|
|
|
Cleve, Per Teodor
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography
...of his papers testify to his interest in the chemistry of naphthalene, which he enriched with, among other things, his discoveries of six of the ten possible dichlorine naphthalenes. He also discovered those aminosulfon acids that were known...
|
