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Encyclopedia > Benzole

In the United Kingdom, the word Benzole means a coal-tar product, consisting mainly of Benzene and Toluene. It was formerly mixed with petrol and sold as a motor fuel under the trade name National Benzole Mixture. Coal tar is the liquid by-product of the distillation of coal to make coke. ... Benzene, also known as benzol, is an organic chemical compound with the formula C6H6. ... Toluene, also known as methylbenzene or phenylmethane is a clear, water-insoluble liquid with the typical smell of paint thinners, redolent of the sweet smell of the related compound benzene. ... Gasoline, as it is known in North America, or petrol, in many Commonwealth countries (sometimes also called motor spirit) is a petroleum-derived liquid mixture consisting primarily of hydrocarbons, used as fuel in internal combustion engines. ... National Benzol was a petroleum brand used in the United Kingdom from the 1940s to the 1960s. ...


Confusingly, the words Benzol and Benzole are also used as synonyms for Benzene. Benzene, also known as benzol, is an organic chemical compound with the formula C6H6. ...


External links

  • The National Benzole Company

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Case studies: British Benzol (1172 words)
As one of the UK's largest independent distributors of fuels and lubricants, British Benzol recognises that speed and efficiency are two of the greatest demands placed on it by its customers, because late or incomplete fuel deliveries can mean loss of business for both parties.
To meet customers' needs, British Benzol required an in-house system equally able to cope efficiently with the volume and timescales of the needs of its members of staff across all functions throughout the company.
In addition, with the millennium fast approaching, British Benzol required a system that was not only fast, efficient and reliable, but one that was also fully Year 2000 compliant.
Benzol - Wikipedia (1734 words)
Benzol ist eine farblose, klare, mit einem Brechungsindex von 1,5011 stark lichtbrechende und leicht flüchtige Flüssigkeit.
Benzol ist aufgrund dieser Gefahren mit besonderer Vorsicht zu handhaben.
Benzol kann durch Cracken von Benzin oder Erdöl gewonnen werden.
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