In organic chemistry terms the difference between asphaltene and maltene
is that
asphaltene is 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 while
maltene is the oily, resinous component of asphalt that remains when the asphaltenes are removed.
asphaltene English
Noun
( wikipedia asphaltene)
( en noun)
(organic chemistry) 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
Related terms
* asphaltenic
* preasphaltene
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maltene English
Noun
( en noun)
(organic chemistry) The oily, resinous component of asphalt that remains when the asphaltenes are removed.
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