What Are Common Industrial Uses of Hydrocarbon Oil?
Industrial Refinery image by Chad McDermott from Fotolia.com jQuery(document).ready(function(){ jQuery(‘#jsArticleStep1 span.image a:first’).attr(‘href’,’http://i.ehow.com/images/a07/0j/l7/common-industrial-uses-hydrocarbon-oil_-1.1-800X800.jpg’); }); Hydrocarbon oil can be refined for use in many industrial applications. Hydrocarbon oil can be petroleum oil, coal tar, or oil produced from coal, shale, or peat. These oils will remain in liquid form at 15 degrees Celsius and have many industrial uses included in the manufacturing of fuel. They can also be used in a non-liquid state for many other industrial uses, such as in plastics. Fuel Hydrocarbon oil can be processed to make any number of liquid fuels. These fuels include diesel, petrol, aircraft spirits, as well as heating oils such as kerosene. Lubricants Distilled from hydrocarbon oils, lubricants reduce friction between bearing surfaces. Lubricants include motor oils, greases, and all other grades of lubricating oil-based stocks
