This art is referred to as “chemical engineering”
Um, as a chemical engineer, I feel the need to point out that that is in no way chemical engineering.
This article is just full of generalities and really says nothing in the end except that their brand is the best because they say so.
Not all synthetics are the same and to just say that they all behave the same way and can be surpassed by the same formulation method is ignorant. There are dirty burning synthetics and there are clean burning synthetics and then there are a million different additives to add the alter those base properties.
So to generalize it and say that theirs is the best because manufacturers haven't figure it out yet is nonsense. Clean burning petroleum oils and clean burning synthetics are not created with secret unobtanium. It just takes careful formulation and selecting the right base stock and additive combinations, and it doesn't matter if it is petroleum or synthetic base stocks because both have been figured out for a long time now.
Edit: By the way welcome !!!!!!!!!