Science and Technology

How are mineral oils used?

Link to this answer

CloseClose

Link to this answer

Share this credible answer with others. Simply paste this code into your blog or Web page:

<a href="http://qanda.encyclopedia.com/question/mineral-oils-used-516917.html" >How are mineral oils used?</a>
E-mail this answer Link to this answer

Petroleum and substances obtained from it, which are mixtures of hydrocarbons , are classed together, because of their origin, as mineral oils. They are widely used as fuels, illuminants, and lubricants.

Answer verified with
Get more facts and information about oils . Or, view the full encyclopedia entry from The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition.

Similar questions: Are mineral oils used as lubricants? Are mineral oils used as illuminants? [ Hide these questions ]

Related research questions

Related research articles

Are R-404A and mineral oil incompatible?(refrigeration systems)
Magazine article from: Air Conditioning, Heating & Refrigeration News ...miscible with AB and mineral oils, total miscibility...a requirement for oil transport in the applications...viscosity of the oil-refrigerant mixture...miscible with mineral oils, but maintain partial...solubility and have been used successfully for many...solubility in ...
White Mineral Oil Market in NA Continues to Strengthen and Grow.
Magazine article from: Chemical Market Reporter ...patent for white oil-based transparent...products, white oil is combined with...Most of the white oils produced in North America are used domestically. Asia...and European white oils, and Europe is...substitutes. "White mineral oil is not an easily...
Mineral Oil Can Be Used With HFCs.(Brief Article)
Newspaper article from: Ozone Depletion Network Online Today ...lubricant manufacturers believe that mineral oil (MO) must be replaced by polyol...methods that include mineral oils. According to Daniel Kramer...transfer, reduced crankcase oil dilution, lower costs and a...lubricant manufacturers that mineral oil is "immiscible" in HFCs...
Mineral oil: more cons than pros.(Medical Mailbox)(Letter to the editor)
Magazine article from: Saturday Evening Post ...prompted me to ask if mineral oil is still available as...Arn suggested. It was used years ago for the problem...Jackson, Mississippi Mineral oil is a lubricant laxative...important vitamins and minerals from foods. Mineral oil also interacts with...
EXCISE DUTIES: GERMANY AND GREECE FACE EU COURT OVER MINERAL OIL AND OUZO...
Newspaper article from: European Report Germany: heating oil versus motor fuel.The...interpretation of the EU Mineral Oil Directive is incompatible...be levied on all mineral oils used for heating purposes or...duties on mineral oils - used as fuel, while applying...
See all results at HighBeam

HighBeam gives you access to newspaper, magazine, and trade journal articles plus press releases, facts, information, and biographies from thousands of sources.