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Base Oil Groups Explained

Almost every lubricant used in plants today started off as just a base oil. The American Petroleum Institute (API) has categorized base oils into five categories (API 1509, Appendix E). The first three groups are refined from petroleum crude oil.Group IV base oils are full synthetic (polyalphaolefin) oils. Group V is for all other base […]

Fuel: Definition, Classification, Properties, Advantages, Disadvantages

Fuel is a combustible substance that mostly consists of carbon which, on proper burning in the presence of air, releases a considerable amount of energy in the form of heat and light. Due to the immense amount of energy produced by the fuels is economically used for various domestic and industrial purposes. In this article, […]

Refining crude oil – Oil and petroleum products explained

Petroleum refineries convert crude oil and other liquids into many petroleum products that people use every day. Most refineries focus on producing transportation fuels. On average, U.S. refineries produce, from a 42-gallon barrel of crude oil, about 19 to 20 gallons of motor gasoline; 11 to 13 gallons of distillate fuel most of which is […]