Kerosene, Shidaal la shiiday, waxay soo bandhigaysaa qayb ka mid ah distillation kala duwan 180 ku 300, Muujinaya isbeddelka dhexdhexaadka ah ee shidaalka baabuurta iyo saliidda naaftada fudud. Way ka madax bannaan tahay iskudhisyada hydrocarbon ee culus.
Barta karkarinta ee kerosene waxay ka soo baxdaa 110 ku 350 darajo Celsius, calaamadaynta sifooyinka kulaylka ee kala duwan.