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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | A lightweight hydrocarbon solvent distilled from Boghead coal. Boghead coal is an organic-containing mineral between oil shale and [ | + | A lightweight hydrocarbon solvent distilled from Boghead coal. Boghead coal is an organic-containing mineral between oil shale and [[coal|coal]], originally mined at Bathgate in Scotland. It has a high percentage of volatile aliphatic and olefinic hydrocarbons. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
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photogen; paraffin oil; torbanite oil; boghead oil; | photogen; paraffin oil; torbanite oil; boghead oil; | ||
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* G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 | * G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 | ||
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* Random House, ''Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language'', Grammercy Book, New York, 1997 | * Random House, ''Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language'', Grammercy Book, New York, 1997 | ||
| − | * ''Encyclopedia Britannica'', http://www.britannica.com Comment: "Torbanite." | + | * ''Encyclopedia Britannica'', http://www.britannica.com Comment: "Torbanite." Accessed 19 May 2004. |
[[Category:Materials database]] | [[Category:Materials database]] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:55, 9 May 2022
Description
A lightweight hydrocarbon solvent distilled from Boghead coal. Boghead coal is an organic-containing mineral between oil shale and Coal, originally mined at Bathgate in Scotland. It has a high percentage of volatile aliphatic and olefinic hydrocarbons.
Synonyms and Related Terms
photogen; paraffin oil; torbanite oil; boghead oil;
Resources and Citations
- G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971
- Richard S. Lewis, Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
- Susan E. Schur, Conservation Terminology: A review of Past & Current Nomenclature of Materials, Technology and Conservation, Spring (p.34-39); Summer (p.35-38); Fall (p.25-36), 1985
- Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
- Encyclopedia Britannica, http://www.britannica.com Comment: "Torbanite." Accessed 19 May 2004.