What is hydraulic oil and what are its uses?
Hydraulic oil is oil used to produce hydraulic pressure in machinery such as elevators, hydraulic lifts, enclosed gear cases, air compressors, and circulating systems under certain operating conditions. Hydraulic oil is a mixture of components, including an oil base and small quantities of additives such as zinc, phosphorus, phenol, Stoddard Solvent and silicones. These additives are blended into the oil to provide protection against rust, oxidation, corrosion, foaming and wear. There are petroleum-based hydraulic oils, synthetic hydraulic oils and non -petroleum (vegetable) based hydraulic oils. Rapeseed, Soy bean and Linseed are examples of vegetable oils that are used as a base to manufacture hydraulic oils. The recipe used to produce hydraulic oil varies from manufacturer to manufacturer. Question: What regulated substances are found in hydraulic oil? Answer: Nine samples of hydraulic oil provided by the manufacturers were analyzed by the Broward County Environmental Monitoring Div
