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title="echa.europa.eu">ECHA InfoCard</span></a> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://echa.europa.eu/substance-information/-/substanceinfo/100.014.239">100.014.239</a> <span class="mw-valign-text-top noprint" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1964898#P2566" title="Edit this at Wikidata"><img alt="Edit this at Wikidata" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/15px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/European_Community_number" title="European 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title="precision.fda.gov"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://precision.fda.gov/uniisearch/srs/unii/YNM5U6B7A4">YNM5U6B7A4</a></span><sup>&#160;<span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="check" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/7px-Yes_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="7" height="7" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/11px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/14px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><span style="display:none">Y</span></sup></li></ul></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/CompTox_Chemicals_Dashboard" title="CompTox Chemicals Dashboard">CompTox Dashboard</a> <span style="font-weight:normal">(<abbr title="U.S. Environmental Protection Agency">EPA</abbr>)</span></div> </td> <td><link 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title="H317: May cause an allergic skin reaction">H317</abbr>, <abbr class="abbr" title="H319: Causes serious eye irritation">H319</abbr>, <abbr class="abbr" title="H335: May cause respiratory irritation">H335</abbr>, <abbr class="abbr" title="H411: Toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects">H411</abbr> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left:1em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/GHS_precautionary_statements" title="GHS precautionary statements">Precautionary statements</a></div> </td> <td><abbr class="abbr" title="P261: Avoid breathing dust/fume/gas/mist/vapours/spray.">P261</abbr>, <abbr class="abbr" title="P264: Wash ... thoroughly after handling.">P264</abbr>, <abbr class="abbr" title="P271: Use only outdoors or in a well-ventilated area.">P271</abbr>, <abbr class="abbr" title="P272: Contaminated work clothing should not be allowed out of the workplace.">P272</abbr>, <abbr class="abbr" title="P273: Avoid release to the environment.">P273</abbr>, <abbr class="abbr" title="P280: Wear protective gloves/protective clothing/eye protection/face protection.">P280</abbr>, <abbr class="abbr" title="P302+P352: IF ON SKIN: Wash with soap and water.">P302+P352</abbr>, <abbr class="abbr" title="P304+P340: IF INHALED: Remove victim to fresh air and keep at rest in a position comfortable for breathing.">P304+P340</abbr>, <abbr class="abbr" title="P305+P351+P338: IF IN EYES: Rinse continuously with water for several minutes. Remove contact lenses if present and easy to do. Continue rinsing.">P305+P351+P338</abbr>, <abbr class="abbr" title="P312: Call a POISON CENTER or doctor/physician if you feel unwell.">P312</abbr>, <abbr class="abbr" title="P321: Specific treatment (see ... on this label).">P321</abbr>, <abbr class="abbr" title="P332+P313: If skin irritation occurs: Get medical advice/attention.">P332+P313</abbr>, <abbr class="abbr" title="P333+P313: If skin irritation or a rash occurs: Get medical advice/attention.">P333+P313</abbr>, <abbr class="abbr" title="P337+P313: If eye irritation persists: Get medical advice/attention.">P337+P313</abbr>, <abbr class="abbr" title="P362: Take off contaminated clothing.">P362</abbr>, <abbr class="abbr" title="P363: Wash contaminated clothing before reuse.">P363</abbr>, <abbr class="abbr" title="P391: Collect spillage.">P391</abbr>, <abbr class="abbr" title="P403+P233: Store in a well ventilated place. Keep container tightly closed.">P403+P233</abbr>, <abbr class="abbr" title="P405: Store locked up.">P405</abbr>, <abbr class="abbr" title="P501: Dispose of contents/container to ...">P501</abbr> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Flash_point" title="Flash point">Flash point</a> </td> <td>101&#160;°C (214&#160;°F; 374&#160;K) </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:left; background:#f8eaba; border:1px solid #a2a9b1;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their <a href="/wiki/Standard_state" title="Standard state">standard state</a> (at 25&#160;°C [77&#160;°F], 100&#160;kPa).</div> <div style="margin-top: 0.3em;"></div> <div style="margin-top: 0.3em; text-align: center;"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Chemical_infobox#References" title="Wikipedia:Chemical infobox">Infobox references</a></div> </td></tr> </tbody></table><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Chemical compound</div> <p><b>Naphthenic acids</b> (<b>NAs</b>) are mixtures of several <a href="/wiki/Cyclopentane" title="Cyclopentane">cyclopentyl</a> and <a href="/wiki/Cyclohexane" title="Cyclohexane">cyclohexyl</a> carboxylic acids with molecular weights of 120 to well over 700 <a href="/wiki/Atomic_mass_unit" class="mw-redirect" title="Atomic mass unit">atomic mass units</a>. The main <a href="/wiki/Fraction_(chemistry)" title="Fraction (chemistry)">fractions</a> are carboxylic acids with a carbon backbone of 9 to 20 carbons. McKee et al. claim that "naphthenic acids (NAs) are primarily cycloaliphatic carboxylic acids with 10 to 16 carbons",<sup id="cite_ref-McKee_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-McKee-1"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> although acids containing up to 50 carbons have been identified in heavy petroleum.<sup id="cite_ref-robbins-2001_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-robbins-2001-2"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Nomenclature">Nomenclature</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Naphthenic_acid&amp;action=edit&amp;section=1" title="Edit section: Nomenclature"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Naphthenic acid can refer to derivatives and isomers of <a href="/wiki/1-Naphthoic_acid" title="1-Naphthoic acid">naphthalene carboxylic acids</a>. In the petrochemical industry, NA's refer to alkyl carboxylic acids found in petroleum.<sup id="cite_ref-Barros_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Barros-3"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The term naphthenic acid has roots in the somewhat archaic term "naphthene" (cycloaliphatic but non-aromatic) used to classify hydrocarbons. It was originally used to describe the complex mixture of petroleum-based acids when the analytical methods available in the early 1900s could identify only a few naphthene-type components with accuracy. Today "naphthenic" acid is used in a more generic sense to refer to all of the carboxylic acids present in petroleum,<sup id="cite_ref-McKee_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-McKee-1"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> whether cyclic, acyclic, or aromatic compounds, and carboxylic acids containing heteroatoms such as N and S. Although commercial naphthenic acids often contain a majority of cycloaliphatic acids, multiple studies<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:0_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-5"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> have shown they also contain straight chain and branched aliphatic acids and aromatic acids; some naphthenic acids contain &gt;50% combined aliphatic and aromatic acids. </p><p>Salts of naphthenic acids, called <b>naphthenates</b>, are widely used as hydrophobic sources of metal ions in diverse applications.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-6"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Classification">Classification</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Naphthenic_acid&amp;action=edit&amp;section=2" title="Edit section: Classification"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Naphthenic acids are represented by a general formula C<sub>n</sub>H<sub>2n-z</sub>O<sub>2</sub>, where <i>n</i> indicates the carbon number and <i>z</i> specifies a homologous series. The <i>z</i> is equal to 0 for saturated, acyclic acids and increases to 2 in monocyclic naphthenic acids, to 4 in bicyclic naphthenic acids, to 6 in tricyclic acids, and to 8 in tetracyclic acids.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-5"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Crude oils with total acid number (TAN) as little as 0.5&#160;mg KOH/g acid or petroleum fractions greater than about 1.0&#160;mg KOH/g oil usually qualify as a high acid crude or oil. At the 1.0&#160;mg/g TAN level, acidic crude oils begin to be heavily discounted in value and so are referred to as opportunity crudes.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Commercial grades of naphthenic acid are most often recovered from kerosene/jet fuel and diesel fractions, where their corrosivity<sup id="cite_ref-:1_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-6"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and negative impact on burning qualities require their removal. Naphthenic acids are also a major contaminant in water produced during the extraction of oil from <a href="/wiki/Athabasca_oil_sands" title="Athabasca oil sands">Athabasca oil sands</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Sources_and_occurrence">Sources and occurrence</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Naphthenic_acid&amp;action=edit&amp;section=3" title="Edit section: Sources and occurrence"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Naphthenic acids are extracted from petroleum distillates by <a href="/wiki/Extraction_(chemistry)" title="Extraction (chemistry)">extraction</a> with aqueous base. Acidification of this extract <a href="/wiki/Neutralization_(chemistry)" title="Neutralization (chemistry)">acidic neutralization</a> returns the acids free from hydrocarbons. Naphthenic acid is removed from petroleum fractions not only to minimize corrosion but also to recover commercially useful products.<sup id="cite_ref-KO_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-KO-10"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Some crude oils are high in acidic compounds (up to 4%).<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Naphthenic_acid_corrosion">Naphthenic acid corrosion</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Naphthenic_acid&amp;action=edit&amp;section=4" title="Edit section: Naphthenic acid corrosion"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The composition varies with the crude oil composition and the conditions during refining and oxidation..<sup id="cite_ref-Barros_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Barros-3"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Fractions that are rich in naphthenic acids can cause corrosion damage to <a href="/wiki/Oil_refinery" title="Oil refinery">oil refinery</a> equipment; the phenomenon of <i>naphthenic acid corrosion</i> (NAC).<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Crude oils with a high content of naphthenic acids are often referred to as high <a href="/wiki/Total_acid_number" title="Total acid number">total acid number</a> (TAN) crude oils or high acid crude oil (HAC). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Metal_naphthenates">Metal naphthenates</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Naphthenic_acid&amp;action=edit&amp;section=5" title="Edit section: Metal naphthenates"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>As the greatest current and historical usage, naphthenic acid are used to produce <b>metal naphthenates</b>.<sup id="cite_ref-KO_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-KO-10"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Metal naphthenates are referred often to as "salts" of naphthenic acids, but metal naphthenates are not ionic. They are covalent, hydrophobic <a href="/wiki/Coordination_complex" title="Coordination complex">coordination complexes</a>. More specifically they are <a href="/wiki/Metal_carboxylate_complex" class="mw-redirect" title="Metal carboxylate complex">metal carboxylate complexes</a> with the formula M(naphthenate)<sub>2</sub>, or M<sub>3</sub>O(naphthenate)<sub>6</sub> for basic oxides. Metal naphthenates are not well defined in conventional chemical sense because they are a complex mixture rather than a specific single component, structure or formula. They have diverse applications.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-6"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>The naphthenates have industrial applications including synthetic <a href="/wiki/Detergent" title="Detergent">detergents</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lubricant" title="Lubricant">lubricants</a>, corrosion inhibitors, fuel and lubricating oil additives, <a href="/wiki/Wood_preservative" class="mw-redirect" title="Wood preservative">wood preservatives</a>, <a href="/wiki/Insecticide" title="Insecticide">insecticides</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fungicide" title="Fungicide">fungicides</a>, <a href="/wiki/Acaricide" title="Acaricide">acaricides</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wetting_agent" class="mw-redirect" title="Wetting agent">wetting agents</a>, <a href="/wiki/Thickening_agent" title="Thickening agent">thickening agent</a> of <a href="/wiki/Napalm" title="Napalm">napalm</a> and <a href="/wiki/Oil_drying_agent" title="Oil drying agent">oil drying agents</a> used in painting and wood surface treatment. Industrially useful naphthenates include those of aluminium, magnesium, calcium, barium, cobalt, copper, lead, manganese, nickel, vanadium, and zinc.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_6-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-6"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Illustrative is the use of cobalt naphthenate for the oxidation of tetrahydronaphthalene to the hydroperoxide.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>The complex mixture and hydrophobic nature of naphthenic acid allows metal naphthenates to be highly soluble in organic media such as petroleum-based hydrocarbons, oftentimes much more so than single isomer carboxylates such as metal acetates and stearates. Their industrial applications exploits this property, where they are used as oil-borne <a href="/wiki/Detergent" title="Detergent">detergents</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lubricant" title="Lubricant">lubricants</a>, corrosion inhibitors, fuel and lubricating oil additives, <a href="/wiki/Wood_preservative" class="mw-redirect" title="Wood preservative">wood preservatives</a>, <a href="/wiki/Insecticide" title="Insecticide">insecticides</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fungicide" title="Fungicide">fungicides</a>, <a href="/wiki/Acaricide" title="Acaricide">acaricides</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wetting_agent" class="mw-redirect" title="Wetting agent">wetting agents</a>, <a href="/wiki/Oil_drying_agent" title="Oil drying agent">oil drying agents</a> (driers) used in oil-based paint and wood surface treatment including <a href="/wiki/Varnish" title="Varnish">varnish</a>. Industrially useful metal naphthenates include those of aluminum, barium, calcium, cobalt, copper, iron, lead, magnesium manganese, nickel, potassium, vanadium, zinc, and zirconium.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-5"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Environmental_impact">Environmental impact</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Naphthenic_acid&amp;action=edit&amp;section=6" title="Edit section: Environmental impact"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Naphthenic acids are the major contaminant in water produced from the extraction of oil from <a href="/wiki/Athabasca_oil_sands" title="Athabasca oil sands">Athabasca oil sands</a> (AOS).<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>It has been stated that "naphthenic acids are the most significant environmental contaminants resulting from petroleum extraction from oil sands deposits." Nonetheless, the same authors suggest that "under worst-case exposure conditions, acute toxicity is unlikely in wild mammals exposed to naphthenic acids in AOS tailings pond water, but repeated exposure may have adverse health effects."<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Naphthenic acids are present in Athabasca oil sands and <a href="/wiki/Syncrude_Tailings_Dam" title="Syncrude Tailings Dam">tailings pond</a> water at an estimated concentration of 81&#160;mg/L<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Using <a href="/wiki/Organisation_for_Economic_Co-operation_and_Development" class="mw-redirect" title="Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development">Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development</a> [OECD] protocols for testing toxicity, refined NAs are not acutely <a href="/wiki/Genotoxicity" title="Genotoxicity">genotoxic</a> to mammals.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Damage, however, induced by NAs while transient in acute or discontinuous exposure, may be cumulative in repeated exposure.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Naphthenic acids have both acute and chronic toxicity to fish and other organisms.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Naphthenic_acid&amp;action=edit&amp;section=7" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Carboxylic_acid" title="Carboxylic acid">Carboxylic acid</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Organic_acid" title="Organic acid">Organic acid</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Resin_acid" title="Resin acid">Resin acid</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paraffinic" class="mw-redirect" title="Paraffinic">Paraffinic</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Naphthenic_acid&amp;action=edit&amp;section=8" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media 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