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Lubricant Base Oil and Wax Processing Avilino Sequeira
Publisher: CRC Press

In a letter to buyers obtained by ICIS news, CITGO announced it will eliminate production at the Lake Charles lubricants and wax refinery in Louisiana during the third quarter. When choosing synthetic oil over regular mineral oil it's worth remembering that mineral oils have been around for a long time and function very well as lubricants in most industrial applications. Paraffinic hydrocarbons are the best lubricants. Poor oxidation stability at Synthetic base oils are expensive because of the processing involved in creating these pure chemical base oils. The distillation process in the refinery separates the hydrocarbons contained in the crude into cuts based on the molecule size. HOUSTON (ICIS news)--The base oils and wax market could tighten even further as producer CITGO was said on Monday to be preparing to close its Lake Charles refinery, the second such industry closing in as many months, industry sources said. Furthermore, as many unwanted substances as possible are removed in the process, such as sulphur, aromatic hydrocarbons, paraffin wax, etc. Containing beeswax and plant-based waxes kept liquid by a bio-ethanol sovent, Green-Oil's White is a “dry” cycle chain lubricant with a difference; it is, in accordance with the company's ethos, bio-degradable. The formula has been a year in development, with the adoption of It smells great during the process of evaporation and, unsurprisingly, not unlike high-priced furniture polish afterwards. They are cost-effective and The presence of waxes, which can result in poor flow properties at low temperature. No dates were given in the letter. In other words the mineral oil production process is physical cleaning and the end product is so-called paraffinic base oil.