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 trade names including "National Benzole Mixture" and "Regent Benzole Mixture".
Confusingly, in certain languages, such as German, Hungarian, Ukrainian and Russian the word "benzol" (or benzole) means benzene, and in some of these languages, the word benzene means petroleum / gasoline.
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National Benzole - Benzole Phase Out
... the second half of the twentieth century, National Benzole continued to be very popular with British motorists and the National Benzole brand remained a common sight at the roadside ... However the proportion of benzole in the mixture was reduced progressively after the Second World War as the number of more lucrative specialist applications for the ... During the late 1950s Benzole was determined to be hazardous to health its anti-knocking properties as a fuel ingredient were no longer so important for the smooth running of engines, since various additives including ...
... the second half of the twentieth century, National Benzole continued to be very popular with British motorists and the National Benzole brand remained a common sight at the roadside ... However the proportion of benzole in the mixture was reduced progressively after the Second World War as the number of more lucrative specialist applications for the ... During the late 1950s Benzole was determined to be hazardous to health its anti-knocking properties as a fuel ingredient were no longer so important for the smooth running of engines, since various additives including ...
National Benzole - The 1930s: Competitor Issues
... Switching from neat benzole to the fifty-fifty mixture was not a complete solution to the supply issue ... leisure hours of a leisured class to a mainstream means of transport, the National Benzole business continued its growth path ... future British Petroleum company in the meantime National Benzole acquired ocean going tankers of its own ...
... Switching from neat benzole to the fifty-fifty mixture was not a complete solution to the supply issue ... leisure hours of a leisured class to a mainstream means of transport, the National Benzole business continued its growth path ... future British Petroleum company in the meantime National Benzole acquired ocean going tankers of its own ...
National Benzole - Shell-Mex and BP
... National Benzole joined the Shell-Mex and BP Ltd family in 1957 but continued to trade separately ... In 1959, responding to the growing importance of benzole as a specialist chemical, it was decided to concentrate on this market by means of a new company named Benzole Producers ... Benzole (no longer part of the mixture) was dropped from the fuel's name and Mr Mercury’s black and chrome gave way to sparkling new yellow, blue and white ...
... National Benzole joined the Shell-Mex and BP Ltd family in 1957 but continued to trade separately ... In 1959, responding to the growing importance of benzole as a specialist chemical, it was decided to concentrate on this market by means of a new company named Benzole Producers ... Benzole (no longer part of the mixture) was dropped from the fuel's name and Mr Mercury’s black and chrome gave way to sparkling new yellow, blue and white ...
Gasworks - Equipment - Benzole Plant
... Often only used at large gasworks sites, a Benzole Plant consisted of a series of vertical tanks containing petroleum oil through which the gas was bubbled ... The purpose of a Benzole Plant was to extract benzole from the gas ... The benzole dissolved into the petroleum oil was run through a steam separating plant to be sold separately ...
... Often only used at large gasworks sites, a Benzole Plant consisted of a series of vertical tanks containing petroleum oil through which the gas was bubbled ... The purpose of a Benzole Plant was to extract benzole from the gas ... The benzole dissolved into the petroleum oil was run through a steam separating plant to be sold separately ...
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