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  2. Common ethanol fuel mixtures - Wikipedia

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    Ethanol fuel mixtures have "E" numbers which describe the percentage of ethanol fuel in the mixture by volume, for example, E85 is 85% anhydrous ethanol and 15% gasoline. Low-ethanol blends are typically from E5 to E25, although internationally the most common use of the term refers to the E10 blend. Blends of E10 or less are used in more than ...

  3. Food composition data - Wikipedia

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    Food composition data ( FCD) are detailed sets of information on the nutritionally important components of foods and provide values for energy and nutrients including protein, carbohydrates, fat, vitamins and minerals and for other important food components such as fibre. The data are presented in food composition databases (FCDBs).

  4. Naphtha - Wikipedia

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    Naphtha (/ ˈ n æ p θ ə / or / ˈ n æ f θ ə /) is a flammable liquid hydrocarbon mixture.Generally, it is a fraction of crude oil, but it can also be produced from natural-gas condensates, petroleum distillates, and the fractional distillation of coal tar and peat.

  5. List of gasoline additives - Wikipedia

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    N,N'-Di-2-butyl-1,4-phenylenediamine. Ethylenediamine. Detergents; see also Top Tier Detergent Gasoline. Amines aka "nitrogen enriched". Polybuteneamine (PBA) Polyetheramine (PEA); see also Techron. Polyisobutyleneamine (PIBA) Antiknock agents. Tetraethyllead (TEL), now banned almost everywhere for causing brain damage.

  6. Techron - Wikipedia

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    Techron is a patented fuel additive developed by Chevron Corporation and sold in its fuel operations (including Texaco and Caltex ). It contains a polyether amine-based detergent, which is purported to dissolve deposits in automotive engines and prevent them from building up. Chevron released Techron as an additive in 1981, and began including ...

  7. Gunpowder - Wikipedia

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    Gunpowder, also commonly known as black powder to distinguish it from modern smokeless powder, is the earliest known chemical explosive. It consists of a mixture of sulfur, charcoal (which is mostly carbon ), and potassium nitrate (saltpeter). The sulfur and charcoal act as fuels while the saltpeter is an oxidizer.

  8. United Kingdom food information regulations - Wikipedia

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    The law in the United Kingdom on food information and labelling is multifaceted and is spread over many reforms and parliamentary acts.UK law is based on the relevant European Union rules, chiefly Regulation (EU) 1169/2011, which is implemented in the UK in the Food Information Regulations 2014, the Food Information (Wales) Regulations 2014, the Food Information (Scotland) Regulations 2014 and ...

  9. Billboard Hot 100 - Wikipedia

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    The current Billboard Hot 100 logo. The Billboard Hot 100 is the music industry standard record chart in the United States for songs, published weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on sales (physical and digital), online streaming, and radio airplay in the U.S.