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  2. Kerosene - Wikipedia

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    A kerosene bottle, containing blue-dyed kerosene. 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 κηρός (kērós) meaning " wax ", and was registered as a trademark by Nova Scotia geologist and inventor Abraham ...

  3. RP-1 - Wikipedia

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    RP-1 (alternatively, Rocket Propellant-1 or Refined Petroleum-1) is a highly refined form of kerosene outwardly similar to jet fuel, used as rocket fuel. RP-1 provides a lower specific impulse than liquid hydrogen (H 2), but is cheaper, is stable at room temperature, and presents a lower explosion hazard. RP-1 is far denser than H 2, giving it ...

  4. Naphtha - Wikipedia

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    White gas, exemplified by Coleman Camp Fuel, is a common naphtha-based fuel used in many lanterns and torches.. The word naphtha is from Latin and Ancient Greek (νάφθα), derived from Middle Persian naft ("wet", "naphtha"), [2] [3] the latter meaning of which was an assimilation from the Akkadian napṭu (see Semitic relatives such as Arabic نَفْط nafṭ ["petroleum"], Syriac ...

  5. Waterloo Gasoline Engine Company - Wikipedia

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    1917 "Waterloo Boy" kerosene-fueled tractor. The Waterloo Gasoline Engine Company was the first company to manufacture and sell gasoline powered farm tractors. Based in Waterloo, Iowa, the company was created by John Froelich and a group of Iowa businessmen in 1893, and was originally named the Waterloo Gasoline Traction Engine Company.

  6. History of the petroleum industry - Wikipedia

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    Oil field in California, 1938. The modern history of petroleum began in the nineteenth century with the refining of paraffin from crude oil. The Scottish chemist James Young in 1847 noticed a natural petroleum seepage in the Riddings colliery at Alfreton, Derbyshire from which he distilled a light thin oil suitable for use as lamp oil, at the same time obtaining a thicker oil suitable for ...

  7. Home Depot - Wikipedia

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    The Home Depot, Inc. is an American multinational home improvement retail corporation that sells tools, construction products, appliances, and services, including fuel and transportation rentals. Home Depot is the largest home improvement retailer in the United States. [4] In 2021, the company had 490,600 employees and more than $151 billion in ...