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Today is #NationalPetroleumDay 🛢️

Petrol and diesel are both refined from petroleum (aka crude oil) ⛽ How do they fuel vehicles and what do octane ratings mean?

This graphic takes a look: https://www.compoundchem.com/2016/05/17/petrol/

The Chemistry of Petrol & The Tetraethyl Lead Story

Click to enlarge Tomorrow (18th May) marks the date of birth of Thomas Midgley, who made significant contributions to something many of us make use of on a regular basis: petrol. Midgley was the research assistant to Charles Kettering, and...

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Aug 27, 2024 at 3:07pmWeb
Show threadTofu MusubiAug 27, 2024
@compoundchem
Celebrating “#NationalPetroleumDay” is like celebrating the death of everything we know and everyone we love. Goodbye compoundchem, you’ve been blocked.
Show threadRamon van BelzenAug 27, 2024
@Hawaii @compoundchem why the negativity?
Show threadPhyxisAug 27, 2024
@compoundchem US viewers, diesel and unleaded-gasoline boot colors would be swapped.