Oil gas

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Oil gas , also known as fat gas , is a luminous gas that is generated by splitting mineral oils at higher temperatures . It is listed under UN number 1071 . It was invented in 1867 by master plumber and engineer Julius Pintsch .

Area of ​​the train station Wien-Hütteldorf : Oelgas-Anstalt (built: 1878; here: around 1902)

The practical extraction takes place from petroleum residues , tar oils and paraffin oil . These starting materials are heated in the absence of air and there are u. a. Oil gas. It was used as early as 1900 for the interior lighting of railroad cars. According to historical reports, around 350,000 railroad cars were equipped with this lighting in 1919. The transport took place in pressure vessels .

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