Growth of Automotive Industry to Drive Base Oils Market : Transparency Market Research
Base oils are lubricant-grade oils. According to the method of obtaining them, they are divided into two categories: mineral base oils, which are obtained as a secondary product of crude oil refining, and synthetic base oils, which are formed with the help of chemical synthesis processes. Chemically, there are two types of base oils: paraffinic and naphthenic. According to their particular composition, their viscosity and their sulfur content, the American Petroleum Institute has segmented base oils into five groups: I,...
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