Gas from Oil and Water.
Illuminating gas of superior quality is now I made from petroleum oil mixed with water, and both decomposed in a retort. The gases liberated are then washed in a closed tank of . oast-iron, and led to the holder where they are stored. In this holder is deposited a residue which is found useful for staining wood besides yielding benzole. Air is added to the gas in the proportions of three'of air to one of gas. The process is the invention of Colonel Chamberlain, and the gas is stated to be of 21-candle power, and to cost Is. 6d. per 1,000 cubic feet for manufacture. It is free from sulphur, which is a great merit, and gives a good light, while -giving off very little carbonic acid. It" is a healthier gas than that usually made from coal, and flowers do not seem to droop where it is burnt.
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Waikato Times, Volume XXI, Issue 1771, 10 November 1883, Page 6
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153Gas from Oil and Water. Waikato Times, Volume XXI, Issue 1771, 10 November 1883, Page 6
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