Residual Oil (Noun)
Meaning
Oil products that remain after petroleum has been distilled.
Classification
Nouns denoting substances.
Examples
- Residual oil is the thick, heavy liquid that remains after the lighter, more volatile components of petroleum have been distilled away.
- The refinery produced a significant amount of residual oil, which was then used as fuel for industrial processes.
- After distillation, the crude oil was separated into various fractions, including residual oil, which had a high viscosity and low API gravity.
- Residual oil, also known as resid, is the residue left behind after the lighter fractions of petroleum have been removed through distillation or other refining processes.
- Marine vessels often use residual oil as a bunker fuel, due to its high energy density and relatively low cost compared to other fuels.