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Paraffins vs Asphaltene - What's the difference?

paraffins | asphaltene |

As nouns the difference between paraffins and asphaltene

is that paraffins is while asphaltene is (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.

paraffins

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    • asphaltene

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    (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