Home
World
U.S.
Politics
Business
Movies
Books
Entertainment
Sports
Living
Travel
Blogs
Kerosene | search
Overview
Newspapers
Aggregators
Blogs
Videos
Photos
Websites
Click
here
to view Kerosene news from 60+ newspapers.
Bookmark or Share
Kerosene Info
Get the latest news about Kerosene from the top news
sites
,
aggregators
and
blogs
. Also included are
videos
,
photos
, and
websites
related to Kerosene.
Hover over any link to get a description of the article. Please note that search keywords are sometimes hidden within the full article and don't appear in the description or title.
Kerosene Featured News
Strikes over fuel spread across India
More
Kerosene Photos
Kerosene Websites
Kerosene - Wikipedia
Kerosene, or paraffin, is a combustible hydrocarbon liquid which is derived from petroleum. It is widely used as a fuel in aviation as well as households. Its name derives from Greek: κηρός ( kērós) meaning "wax", and was registered as a trademark by Nova Scotia geologist and inventor Abraham Gesner in 1854 before evolving into a generic trademark.
What's the difference between gasoline, kerosene, diesel, etc?
On the other hand, kerosene isn’t composed of a rigid structure; rather it is a composition of hydrocarbon chains that go from 12 to 15 carbon atoms. What are the disadvantages of kerosene? One of the major disadvantages of kerosene is that it contributes to greenhouse gas emissions.
Kerosene | Definition, Uses, & Facts | Britannica
kerosene, flammable hydrocarbon liquid commonly used as a fuel. Kerosene is typically pale yellow or colourless and has a not-unpleasant characteristic odour. It is obtained from petroleum and is used for burning in kerosene lamps and domestic heaters or furnaces, as a fuel or fuel component for jet engines, and as a solvent for greases and ...
Kerosene - Energy Education
Kerosene is a flammable liquid mixture of chemicals that are produced in the distillation of crude oil. To produce kerosene, crude oil is distilled in a distillation tower in a process similar to that used to produce diesel and gasoline. [2]
Kerosene Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of KEROSENE is a flammable hydrocarbon oil usually obtained by distillation of petroleum and used as a fuel, solvent, and thinner.
More
Kerosene Videos
Kerosene Topics
Asia
Diesel
Energy
Fuel Strike
Gasoline Prices
India
Indian Fuel Strike
Rail
Strike
CNN
»
NEW YORK TIMES
»
FOX NEWS
»
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
»
WASHINGTON POST
»
AGGREGATORS
GOOGLE NEWS
»
YAHOO NEWS
»
BING NEWS
»
ASK NEWS
»
HUFFINGTON POST
»
TOPIX
»
BBC NEWS
»
MSNBC
»
REUTERS
»
WALL STREET JOURNAL
»
LOS ANGELES TIMES
»
BLOGS
FRIENDFEED
»
WORDPRESS
»
GOOGLE BLOG SEARCH
»
YAHOO BLOG SEARCH
»
TWINGLY BLOG SEARCH
»