Originally Posted By: Merkava_4
Is there any crude oil in Platinum GTL?
Is it completely crude oil free ?
It's exclusively made from natural gas; therefore, it's entirely free of crude oil.
Apparently they first turn the natural gas into paraffin wax, and then they turn the paraffin wax into paraffinic lubricant base stocks and other chemicals. I'm not sure how much processing is involved in between but apparently NOACK varies according to how much they process the wax and products created from it. Chances are that, to get lower NOACK, they need to process it more, and this costs more; so, they cut the processing time according to the maximum NOACK spec of the application the paraffinic base stock is intended for.
Is there any crude oil in Platinum GTL?
Is it completely crude oil free ?
It's exclusively made from natural gas; therefore, it's entirely free of crude oil.
Apparently they first turn the natural gas into paraffin wax, and then they turn the paraffin wax into paraffinic lubricant base stocks and other chemicals. I'm not sure how much processing is involved in between but apparently NOACK varies according to how much they process the wax and products created from it. Chances are that, to get lower NOACK, they need to process it more, and this costs more; so, they cut the processing time according to the maximum NOACK spec of the application the paraffinic base stock is intended for.