Benzine

Benzine, also known as petroleum ether, is a group of various volatile, highly flammable, liquid hydrocarbon mixtures used chiefly as solvents.

Benzine is obtained from petroleum refineries as the portion of the distillate which is intermediate between the lighter naphtha and the heavier kerosene. It has a specific gravity of between 0.7 and 0.8 depending on its composition.

Benzine should not be confused with benzene. Benzine is a mixture of alkanes, e.g., pentane, hexane, and heptane, where as benzene is a cyclic, aromatic hydrocarbon, C₆H₆.

Also see ligroin.

See also: Benzine, Alkanes, Benzene, Chemical compound, Heptane, Hexane, Hydrocarbon, Kerosene, Ligroin