Kerosene
CAS NUMBER
8008-20-6

CAS number 70892-11-4 (fuel oil no. 5) Y, 8008-20-6 (kerosene) AVIATION TURBINE FUEL It is sometimes spelled kerosine in scientific usage COMPONENTS CAS NUMBER AMOUNT Kerosine 8008-20-6 0 - 100 %wt/wt Kerosine, hydrodesulfurized 64742-81-0 0 - 100 %wt/wt Naphthalene 91-20-3 0 - 0.5 %wt/wt Ethylbenzene 100-41-4 0 - 0.5 %wt/wt What's the difference between gasoline, kerosene, diesel, etc? Kerosene is a combustible hydrocarbon liquid. Kerosene is widely used to power jet engines of aircraft (jet fuel) and some rocket engines, but is also commonly used as a cooking and lighting fuel and for fire toys such as poi. Kerosene-type jet fuel (including Jet A and Jet A-1) has a carbon number distribution between about 8 and 16 (carbon atoms per molecule); wide-cut or naphtha-type jet fuel (including Jet B), between about 5 and 15. Total kerosene consumption is equivalent to about 1.2 million barrels per day. What is kerosene? Contents Properties History Fuel uses Heating and lighting Cooking Transportation Entertainment Other uses Insecticide Industrial Medical Miscellanea Toxicity Coleman Kerosene Lantern FeaturesParts & Manuals 1-mantle lantern Powered by 1.3 pints of kerosene fuel 7 hours burn time on high 14 on low Uses Coleman #21 tie mantle (included) Lights easily with matches