naphtha
Example Sentences
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Last weekend, two oil tankers identified by the European Union as having transported banned Russian oil arrived in Venezuela with light crude and naphtha.
It posted images showing the blaze still raging Saturday, likely fueled by the naphtha on board.
From Seattle Times
The oil can replace fossil ingredients like naphtha and gases to manufacture ethylene and propylene.
From Science Daily
The fire damaged two giant storage tanks for naphtha, a component in the production of gasoline and jet fuels.
From Seattle Times
According to the company, a storage tank at the facility released naphtha — a partially refined product used as feed stock to make gasoline — and a fire ignited shortly before 7 a.m.
From Seattle Times
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