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asphaltene

noun

Etymology

From asphalt + -ene (“benzene”).

  1. derived from ἄσφαλτος — “asphalt, bitumen”
  2. derived from asphaltum
  3. suffixed as asphaltene — “asphalt + ene”

Definitions

  1. Any of the dark organic constituents of crude oils and bitumen that are soluble in…

    Any of the dark organic constituents of crude oils and bitumen that are soluble in aromatic solvents but not in aliphatic ones; they are polycyclic aromatic compounds (composed of fused benzene rings) with aliphatic side chains

    • In the deasphalter the more polar asphaltenes form a second liquid phase which effectively agglomerates the solids in the oil feed.

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