asphaltene
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tin noun Chemistry.
any of the constituents of a bitumen, as asphalt, that are insoluble in pentane, hexane, or naphthalene.
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The spilled oil is a waxy, light condensate crude with almost no asphaltene content.
Asphaltene fraction are easily caused the coke formation during the thermal cracking.
Oil is defined here as a hexane-soluble fraction and asphaltene as benzene-soluble, hexane-insoluble fraction.
The asphaltene contents in three reaction systems are changed in the similar tendency with cracked residue proportions.
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