It is derived from the distillation of petroleum, of a transparent bluish or yellowish color, its intermediate state of density is between gasoline and diesel, it has a strong and flammable odor, used as fuel in engines and turbines, as a solvent and for heating household, kitchen and domestic and industrial lamps, since in the past it was used as night lighting in street lamps, it is a conductor of electricity by mechanized discharges, insoluble in water.
It is of varied uses and despite not being so clean, since it produces smoke and soot as well as environmental pollution due to the emissions it gives off, it has good qualities for lubricants reducing the wear of parts and mechanical parts as in pressure pumps, it is used as insecticides and it is economical in price and easy to obtain in the market, due to its versatility it is used both in cold heights and in low temperatures, in heavy machinery such as those used in agriculture, mining, refineries, in large vessels such as fishing and ships, cranes and electrical appliances among others.
In its peculiar uses we find that it is a good antiseptic, in ancient times in ancient medicine it was used to clean wounds and in surgeries to avoid major infections, when rubbed on the skin it helps rheumatism as in characteristic skin diseases, it maintains the home free from cockroaches and other insects when used as a cleanerof areas and in the clothes when soaking it with this liquid, helps to remove the accumulated fat or stuck by the work of a mechanic, it is used as raw material in the elaboration of many chemical processes in the industries. Despite its utility, handling and versatility, its use has decreased in its consumption over time, due to a new era of more sustainable consumption or the increase in electricity in urban planning, using other sources of energy such as sunlight, force of water, gas or LPG liquefied gas that is another derivative of petroleum, and only a small sector maintains it as a secondary product as a base fuel.
