Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Derived from or related to one of the paraffins.
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- adjective Of or pertaining to
paraffin , or to thealkanes - adjective
aliphatic
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Examples
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That could work out to two and one or one and two, i.e. a paraffinic bond with one neighbor and an olefinic bond with the other, but the wonders of quantum mechanisms allows it to actually be one and a half bonds with each neighbor.
Hot Buttered James Killus 2008
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When the feedstock has a high paraffinic content, the primary function of hydrogen is to prevent the formation of polycyclic aromatic compounds.
Cracking 2008
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The paraffinic series of hydrocarbon compounds found in crude oil have the general formula CnH2n+2 and can be either straight chains (normal) or branched chains (isomers) of carbon atoms (Figure 1).
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Therefore it is the type of hydrocarbon (paraffinic, naphthenic, or aromatic) rather than its specific chemical compounds that is significant in the refining process.
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Calumet has the most diverse specialty hydrocarbon capability in the world, with a full line of naphthenic and paraffinic oils, aliphatic solvents, white mineral oils, petroleum waxes, petrolatum and hydrocarbon gels.
unknown title 2011
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Wyoming and Canada, although the amount from Canada has decreased as local refineries have been investing in equipment to refine the waxy, highly paraffinic crudes from eastern Utah.
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Diesel fuel is a very complex mixture of thousands of individual compounds with carbon numbers between 9 and 23 (number of carbon atoms per hydrocarbon molecule) Most of these compounds are members of the paraffinic, naphthenic or aromatic class of hydrocarbons
CR4 - Recent Forum Threads and Blog Entries algaex 2010
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The algal fatty acid product is catalytically decarboxylated and converted into paraffinic hydrocarbons (alkanes), followed by mild hydrocracking and hydroisomerization to make biojet fuel comprised of C
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Given that the resulting fuels are paraffinic, they are almost identical to FT jet fuel.
SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page Greentech Media 2010
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In the extracts from the diesel exhaust particles, there are over several thousands of components, for example paraffinic hydrocarbons, aromatics, oxygenates and other hydrocarbons.
RealClimate 2009
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