You may have used kerosene for years
Kerosene, which boils between 150 and 300 °C (300-575 °F), is considered, along with diesel, one of the so-called crude middle distillates. It can be produced as "straight run kerosene," which is physically separated from other crude oil fractions by distillation, or as "cracked kerosene," which is produced by chemically breaking down, or cracking, the heavier parts of petroleum at high temperatures.
You may have used kerosene for years, or you may be completely new to this versatile heating oil. Anyway, we've rounded up 9 facts you probably didn't know about kerosene.
An estimated 1.5 million UK households use kerosene, around 5.6% of the 26.4 million UK households not connected to the main gas network, according to OFTEC. It is estimated that approximately 200,000 - 250,000 rural businesses also rely on oil heating for heating. Still, many people aren't sure what kerosene is and what it's for, or if there's a cleaner, lower-carbon alternative available.