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RE: [ST] Paraffin [UK]



Hi Guys..

Paraffin in the UK is called kerosene in the US. The waxy substance referred
to is "paraffin wax"

Kevin Foster
Red '01 ST
Snowy Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

- -----Original Message-----
From: owner-st@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-st@xxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Ben
Snyder
Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2001 1:32 PM
To: ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [ST] Paraffin [UK]


I thought paraffin was a wax used in sealing jars for
home-made jam and such (as well as other more
'universal' application).

Are you and I talking about the same stuff?  Maybe
not, but that's what my grandmother always called that
stuff (although the refrigerator was always the icebox
too).

- --- Keith Tynan <keith@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Someone recently seemed a bit confused about the US
> equivalent of "paraffin"
> [UK] in connection with chain cleaning.
>
> The definition I have (from my A-level Chemistry
> book) is:
>
> An alkane [saturated paraffin of the generic formula
> C(n)H(2n+2)] in the
> range C(11) to C(16) with boiling point range 200 to
> 300 deg C.
>
> In commercial terms, the product is a mix and may
> contain isomers and
> impurities.
>
> Hope this helps
>
> Regards,
> --
> BRG
> email: keith@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> '00 Sprint ST BRG 'Wolfram'
>
>
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