PARAFFINS

Paraffin hydrocarbon, also called alkane, any of the saturated hydrocarbons having the
general formula CnH2n+2, C being a carbon atom, H a hydrogen atom, and n an integer. The
paraffins are major constituents of natural gas and petroleum. Paraffins containing fewer than 5
carbon atoms per molecule are usually gaseous at room temperature, those having 5 to 15 carbon
atoms are usually liquids, and the straight-chain paraffins having more than 15 carbon atoms per
molecule are solids. The specific heat capacity of paraffin’s is:

 Specific Heat Capacity 2.14–2.9 J g−1 K−1 (joules per gram Kelvin) or 0.51(Btu/lb oF).

AROMATIC C9+

Aromatic hydrocarbons are a series of organic molecules that form flat ring-shaped
bonds. Aromatic hydrocarbon C9/C10/C12 resins are conventionally named because they are
defined by the number of carbon monomers in the chemical. Aromatic hydrocarbons have a
distinctive aromatic odour and a typical dark yellow to dark brown colour. They are insoluble in
water, low alcohols and ketones, however are soluble in aliphatic hydrocarbons and chlorinated
hydrocarbon solvents. Aromatic hydrocarbon resins are chemically manufactured from resin oil
that contains various monomers. The end product is combination of the following chemicals:
indene (20-25%), methlinenes(5-15%), vinyltoluenes(15-25%) and a-methylstyrene (up to 5%).
The table below is the specific heat capacity for aromatics hydrocarbon at different temperature.