Kerosene

Kerosene, sometimes spelled kerosine in scientific and industrial usage, is a flammable hydrocarbon liquid. The name is derived from Greek "keros" . It is commonly called paraffin oil or paraffin in the UK and South Africa ; the term kerosene is usual in much of Canada, the U.S., Australia, and New Zealand.Its heating value, or heat of combustion, is around 18,500 Btu/lb, or 43.1 MJ/kg, making it similar to that of diesel. It is widely used to power jet-engined aircraft, but is also commonly used as a heating fuel. (From the Wikpedia article Kerosene.)

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Recent Publications on Kerosene:
Desorption of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons from a Soot Surface: Three- to Five-Ring PAHs. The kinetics of the thermal desorption of a set of three- to five-ring...	21st November, 2009	Institut de Combustion, Aerothermique, Reactivite et Environnement	J Phys Chem A. 2009 Nov 19. DOI Direct Link
Study on the magnetorheological properties of maghemite-kerosene ferrofluid. As the ferrofluids are synthesized in a controlled atmosphere to Prevent...	18th November, 2009	Advanced Ceramics and Metallic Centre of Excellence, Iran University of	J Nanosci Nanotechnol. 2009 Jul;9(7):4273-8.
Cloud condensation nuclei and ice nucleation activity of hydrophobic and hydrophilic soot particles. Cloud condensation nuclei (CCN) activity and ice nucleation behavior (for...	13th November, 2009	Department of Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University, Fort	Phys Chem Chem Phys. 2009 Sep 28;11(36):7906-20. Epub 2009 Jul 28. DOI Direct Link
Sensitivity improvement in ICP MS analysis of fuels and light petroleum matrices using a microflow nebulizer and heated spray chamber sample introduction. Reasons for signal suppression during the analysis of light petroleum...	20th October, 2009	CNRS-UPPA, UMR 5254, LCABIE, Helioparc, Pau, France.	Talanta. 2009 Dec 15;80(2):1039-43. Epub 2009 Aug 22. DOI Direct Link
Characterization of new biosurfactant produced by Trichosporon montevideense CLOA 72 isolated from dairy industry effluents. The yeast strain CLOA 72 isolated from the effluent of a dairy industry in...	8th October, 2009	Departamento de Microbiologia, Instituto de Ciencias Biologicas,	J Basic Microbiol. 2009 Oct 6. DOI Direct Link
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Kerosene Patents:
US Patent No.	Title
7603900	Leakage inspection apparatus for liquid storage tank technical field
7608226	Exhaust stream treatment
7608560	Platinum-titanium-tungsten fuel cell catalyst
7608564	3-heterocyclyl-substituted benzoyl derivatives
7608567	Degradable surfactants and methods for use
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