Kybol

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Kybol
Brief description Anti-knock drugs from the 1940s
Characteristic components

Diethylbenzenes and propylbenzenes

properties
Physical state liquid
Octane number

105 RON

safety instructions
GHS labeling of hazardous substances
no classification available
H and P phrases H: see above
P: see above
As far as possible and customary, SI units are used. Unless otherwise noted, the data given apply to standard conditions .

Kybol was an anti- knock agent with 105 RON during the Second World War in Germany . Kybol consists of diethylbenzenes and propylbenzenes .

Kybol was used in addition to isooctane , tetraethyl lead , benzene and ethanol to produce the more knock-resistant aviation fuel type C3 with 100 RON instead of B4 fuel with 87 RON .

Kybol was manufactured in production facilities at Hüls (400 tons per month), Schkopau (400 tons per month) and Gendorf (800 tons per month) in what is now the Bavarian chemical triangle .

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d CIOS evaluation report 79: Dipl. Chem. Paul Schneider
  2. ↑ This substance has either not yet been classified with regard to its hazardousness or a reliable and citable source has not yet been found.
  3. ↑ list of underground production facilities
  4. ↑ Part 6 KTB