Oil Products
What is Oil? Oil is any of numerous greasy flammable usually liquid substances from plant, animal, or mineral sources that do not dissolve in water and are used especially as lubricants and fuels. Description of Oil An oil is any nonpolar chemical substance that is composed primarily of hydrocarbons and is hydrophobic & lipophilic. What are the uses of Oil? We use petroleum products to propel vehicles, to heat buildings, and produce electricity. In the industrial sector, the petrochemical industry uses petroleum as a raw material to make products such as plastics, polyurethane, solvents, and hundreds of other intermediate and end-user goods. Petroleum products include transportation fuels, fuel oils for heating and electricity generation, asphalt and road oil, and feedstocks for making the chemicals, plastics, and synthetic materials that are in nearly everything we use. What are the types of Oil? 1-Heat Transfer Oil 2-Compressor Oil 3- Gear Oil 4-Engin Oil 5-Machine Cutting Oil