Colloidal fuel

Colloidal fuel is an emulsion of powdered coal in kerosene. It was used in World War I aboard ships as kerosene supplies ran low. [1]

References

  1. ↑ http://books.google.com/books?id=KikDAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PP1&pg=PA66#v=onepage&q=&f=false Popular Science article


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