Bill Aycock on thu 12 jun 97
Lamp oil seekers- please be advised that the word "paraffin" associated
with an oil just means that it is in the common petroleum family. The
paraffin series includes Methane-Ethane-Propane-Butane-etc, and most of the
constituents of gasoline and diesel fuel.. The ones usually meant when the
word is used for a lamp oil are larger molecules than the ones up to those
used in gasoline, but are about the same as diesel fuel .
In common useage,It is the name used in many British origin countries for
what is called Kerosene in the US.
There are MANY grades and levels of purity sold. Calling an oil
"Paraffin", has little distinctive meaning. The safest procedure is to
ignore the name, and rely on the usage description and the source.
Bill- who knows that the diesel fuel he has smells MUCH worse than good
lamp oil (or Kerosene), here on Persimmon Hill
Bill Aycock --- Persimmon Hill --- Woodville, Alabama, US
--- (in the N.E. corner of the State)
also-- W4BSG -- Grid EM64vr baycock@hiwaay.net
| |
|
