Naftalan oil and its varieties

Naftalan is a thick liquid of black-brown or brown color, which in appearance differs little from industrial types of oil. A distinctive feature of naftalan is its high specific gravity (from 0.927 to 0.970), which is обусловлено, firstly, by the insignificant content of light fractions (the level of which in other oils reaches up to

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Refined Naftalan oil must comply with the pharmacopoeial monograph FS 42-1957-82. It is a thick, syrup-like liquid of black color with a greenish fluorescence, having a characteristic odor and a weakly acidic reaction. It does not mix with water. It mixes in all proportions with glycerin, ceresin, oils, fats, paraffin, and wax (SP-X, p. 75).

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Dewaxed Naftalan is an easily accessible substance, obtained by vacuum distillation and hydrocracking from native Naftalan oil.

Naftalan oil consists of naphthenic hydrocarbons and is an easily accessible substance, obtained by vacuum distillation and hydrocracking from native Naftalan. Its composition contains 99.8% naphthenic hydrocarbons, which have desensitizing, anti-inflammatory, analgesic, wound-healing, antispasmodic, resorptive, antipruritic, and antibacterial effects.