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• Toluene — IUPAC name …   Wikipedia

• toluene — [täl′yo͞o ēn΄] n. [ TOLU + (BENZ)ENE] a colorless, liquid, flammable, poisonous hydrocarbon, C6H5CH3, obtained originally from balsam of Tolu but now generally from coal tar or petroleum, and used in making dyes, explosives, etc. and as a solvent …   English World dictionary

• petroleum refining — Introduction  conversion of crude oil into useful products. History Distillation of kerosene and naphtha       The refining of crude petroleum owes its origin to the successful drilling of the first oil well in Titusville, Pa., in 1859. Prior to… …   Universalium

• toluene — /tol yooh een /, n. Chem. a colorless, water insoluble, flammable liquid, C7H8, having a benzenelike odor, obtained chiefly from coal tar and petroleum: used as a solvent in the manufacture of benzoic acid, benzaldehyde, TNT, and other organic… …   Universalium

• Petroleum in Nigeria — The extraction and drilling of petroleum in Nigeria is the largest industry and main generator of GDP in the West African nation which is also the continent s most populous. Since the British discovered oil in the Niger Delta in the late 1950s,… …   Wikipedia

• Petroleum industry in Nigeria — The petroleum industry in Nigeria is the largest industry and main generator of GDP in the West African nation which is also the continent s most populous. Since the British discovered oil in the Niger Delta in the late 1950s, the oil industry… …   Wikipedia

• Toluene — (C6H5CH3)   Colorless liquid of the aromatic group of petroleum hydrocarbons, made by the catalytic reforming of petroleum naphthas containing methyl cyclohexane. A high octane gasoline blending agent, solvent, and chemical intermediate, and a… …   Energy terms

• toluene — A colorless liquid obtained by the dry distillation of tolu and other resinous bodies, and also derived from coal tar; its physical and chemical properties resemble those of benzene. Used in explosives and dyes, and as a solvent in the extraction …   Medical dictionary

• toluene — [ tɒljʊi:n] noun Chemistry a colourless liquid hydrocarbon resembling benzene, present in petroleum; methylbenzene. Origin C19: from tolu + ene …   English new terms dictionary

• Indian Institute of Petroleum — The Indian Institute of Petroleum (IIP) is one of the constituent laboratories of the Council of Scientific Industrial Research (CSIR), it is a premier organisation dedicated to Research Technology development in hydrocarbon sector. The Institute …   Wikipedia

• Total petroleum hydrocarbon — (TPH) is a term used to denote a large family of several hundred chemical compounds that originally come from crude oil. Crude oil is used to make petroleum products which can contaminate the environment. Because there are so many different… …   Wikipedia