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Does anyone know whether naphtha has a higher boiling point or methanol does in an azeotropic tower?

2010-11-28View Original

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Does anyone know whether naphtha has a higher boiling point or methanol does in an azeotropic tower?
Reply #22010-11-28
These two materials are not comparable, and naphtha doesn’t even have a boiling point. The boiling point generally refers to the temperature at which a pure substance boils under certain pressure conditions; the boiling point of methanol is 64.8°C at 1 atm, and methanol is a pure substance. For mixtures, the boiling point is not generally used; instead, the bubble point is referred to. This is the temperature at which, under a certain pressure, the vapor pressure of the liquid phase reaches the desired pressure, causing bubbles to form in the liquid phase – hence the name bubble point. Naphtha is a mixture with a bubble point, and its boiling range, that is, its boiling points, is a temperature range rather than a single fixed temperature. Naphtha is a general term for some of the light fractions of petroleum. There are various boiling ranges depending on the application. Our country stipulates that the boiling range ranges from the initial boiling point to around 220°C. It is mainly used as a reformation and chemical raw material. As a reforming feedstock for the production of aromatics, the fraction ranging from 70–145°C is used, and it is known as naphtha ; When the goal is to produce high-octane gasoline, naphtha is used from the 70–180°C fraction. When used as a solvent, it is called solvent naphtha; aromatic solvents derived from coal tar are also referred to as heavy naphtha or solvent naphtha. However, the initial boiling point of naphtha may be lower than the boiling point of methanol.
Reply #32010-11-29
Naphtha is a general term. Thanks to the person above.

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