Re: Naptha

[Tom Hickcox <cometkazie@earthlink.net>]

At 14:32 6/5/01, Jwscpd8@aol.com wrote:

>I remember as a child there was a product that you could buy in just about
>any store called Naphtha.  It was used as a cleaning agent for clothing.
>Rather than sending your clothes to a cleaner, many people would rinse them
>out at home.  It was reusable and a thin liquid.  I seem to remember that it
>also smelled not too bad, if you were interested in a "high" back in the 30's.
>
>The correct spelling is Naphtha, but was spelled as Naphta I think on the
>cans of cleaning fluid
>
>     John     5th RCT Korea 1951

This is a very light cut of hydrocarbons.  Being a mixture, its content 
varied, but was defined by boiling range &/or flash point.

It's a good solvent, leaves very little residue, but is very flammable.

The American naphtha is not the same as the British naphtha.

FWIW,

Tommy, B.S. in Chemistry