Ligroin
Chemical compound
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Ligroin is a petroleum. The fraction is also called heavy naphtha.[1][2] These may be called light naphtha.[3]
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Ligroin | |
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| Boiling point | 90–140 °C (194–284 °F) |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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The name ligroin (or ligroine or ligroïne) appeared as early as 1866.[note 1]
Use as fuel
Ligroin was used to refuel the world's first production automobile, the Benz Patent-Motorwagen, on a long distance journey between Mannheim and Pforzheim. Bertha Benz added ligroin to the vehicle at a pharmacy in Wiesloch, making it the first filling station in history.
The first functional diesel engine could also run on ligroin.[4]