Although the archaic definition of pyrobitumen includes low-maturity solid bitumens such as albertite, a definition more closely linked to the formation and destruction of oil from kerogen would define pyrobitumen as having an H / C ratio less than 1.0.
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The company bought a plot of land in Brooklyn, primarily to manufacture coal gas from albertite imported from New Brunswick, but the prospectus also mentioned that the Gesner s process would also yield 15 gallons per ton of Kerosine, or Burning Fluid . The company reorganized in 1854 as the North American Kerosene and Gas Light Company.
