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Synthetic oil

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Synthetic oil is a lubricant consisting of chemical compounds that are artificially made. [1]

39 relations: Alcohol, Alkene, Alkoxy group, American Petroleum Institute, Amsoil, Ashland Inc., Base oil, Carbonyl group, Carboxylic acid, Castrol, Emirates National Oil Company, Eni, Ester, Ether, Fischer–Tropsch process, Fuel efficiency, Hydroxy group, Jet engine, JXTG Nippon Oil & Energy, Liqui Moly, Lubricant, Mineral oil, Mobil 1, Motul (company), Nevada, Oil sludge, Oxyacid, Pennzoil, Petroleum, Phenol, Polyalphaolefin, Quaker State, Red Line Synthetic Oil Corporation, Royal Purple (lubricant manufacturer), Schaeffer Oil, Shell Oil Company, Synthetic fuel, Total S.A., Viscosity index.

Alcohol

In chemistry, an alcohol is any organic compound in which the hydroxyl functional group (–OH) is bound to a carbon.

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Alkene

In organic chemistry, an alkene is an unsaturated hydrocarbon that contains at least one carbon–carbon double bond.

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Alkoxy group

In chemistry, the alkoxy group is an alkyl (carbon and hydrogen chain) group singularly bonded to oxygen; thus R–O.

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American Petroleum Institute

The American Petroleum Institute (API) is the largest U.S. trade association for the oil and natural gas industry.

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Amsoil

Amsoil Inc. is an American corporation based in Superior, Wisconsin that primarily formulates and packages synthetic lubricants and filters.

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Ashland Inc.

Ashland Global Specialty Chemicals Inc. is an American chemical company which operates in more than 100 countries.

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Base oil

Base oils are used to manufacture products including lubricating greases, motor oil and metal processing fluids.

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Carbonyl group

In organic chemistry, a carbonyl group is a functional group composed of a carbon atom double-bonded to an oxygen atom: C.

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Carboxylic acid

A carboxylic acid is an organic compound that contains a carboxyl group (C(.

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Castrol

Castrol is a British global brand of industrial and automotive lubricants offering a wide range of oils, greases and similar products for most lubrication applications.

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Emirates National Oil Company

ENOC (the Emirates National Oil Company) is a global diversified energy group.

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Eni

Eni S.p.A. is an Italian multinational oil and gas company headquartered in Rome.

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Ester

In chemistry, an ester is a chemical compound derived from an acid (organic or inorganic) in which at least one –OH (hydroxyl) group is replaced by an –O–alkyl (alkoxy) group.

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Ether

Ethers are a class of organic compounds that contain an ether group—an oxygen atom connected to two alkyl or aryl groups.

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Fischer–Tropsch process

The Fischer–Tropsch process is a collection of chemical reactions that converts a mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen into liquid hydrocarbons.

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Fuel efficiency

Fuel efficiency is a form of thermal efficiency, meaning the ratio from effort to result of a process that converts chemical potential energy contained in a carrier (fuel) into kinetic energy or work.

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Hydroxy group

A hydroxy or hydroxyl group is the entity with the formula OH.

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Jet engine

A jet engine is a type of reaction engine discharging a fast-moving jet that generates thrust by jet propulsion.

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JXTG Nippon Oil & Energy

, or NOC or Shin-Nisseki (新日石) is a Japanese petroleum company.

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Liqui Moly

Liqui Moly GmbH is a German company specializing in oils, lubricants and additives.

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Lubricant

A lubricant is a substance, usually organic, introduced to reduce friction between surfaces in mutual contact, which ultimately reduces the heat generated when the surfaces move.

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Mineral oil

Mineral oil is any of various colorless, odorless, light mixtures of higher alkanes from a mineral source, particularly a distillate of petroleum.

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Mobil 1

Mobil 1 is a brand of synthetic motor oil and other automotive lubrication products.

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Motul (company)

Motul is a global French company which manufacturers, develops and distributes lubricants for engines (motorcycles, cars and other vehicles) and for the industry.

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Nevada

Nevada (see pronunciations) is a state in the Western, Mountain West, and Southwestern regions of the United States of America.

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Oil sludge

Oil sludge or black sludge is a solid or gel in motor oil caused by the oil gelling or solidifying, usually at temperatures higher than 100 degrees Celsius.

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Oxyacid

An oxyacid, or oxoacid, is an acid that contains oxygen.

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Pennzoil

Pennzoil is an American oil company founded in Los Angeles, California in 1913.

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Petroleum

Petroleum is a naturally occurring, yellow-to-black liquid found in geological formations beneath the Earth's surface.

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Phenol

Phenol, also known as phenolic acid, is an aromatic organic compound with the molecular formula C6H5OH.

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Polyalphaolefin

Polyalphaolefin (PA0) is a synthetic lubricant composed of hydrocarbon and lithium soap.

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Quaker State

Quaker State is an American brand of motor oil produced by SOPUS Products, a division of Royal Dutch Shell, and the successor of the Pennzoil-Quaker State Company.

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Red Line Synthetic Oil Corporation

Red Line Synthetic Oil is a synthetic lubricants manufacturer located in Benicia, California, United States.

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Royal Purple (lubricant manufacturer)

Royal Purple is an American manufacturer which produces lubricants for automotive, industrial, marine, motorcycle, and racing use.

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Schaeffer Oil

Schaeffer Oil is a privately held, U.S. company, which operates under the name Schaeffer Manufacturing Company.

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Shell Oil Company

Shell Oil Company is the United States-based wholly owned subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell, transnational corporation "oil major" of Anglo-Dutch origins, which is amongst the largest oil companies in the world.

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Synthetic fuel

Synthetic fuel or synfuel is a liquid fuel, or sometimes gaseous fuel, obtained from syngas, a mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen, in which the syngas was derived from gasification of solid feedstocks such as coal or biomass or by reforming of natural gas.

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Total S.A.

Total S.A. is a French multinational integrated oil and gas company and one of the seven "Supermajor" oil companies in the world.

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Viscosity index

The viscosity index (VI) is an arbitrary, unitless measure of the change of viscosity with temperature, mostly used to characterize the viscosity-temperature behavior of lubricating oils.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synthetic_oil

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