White Oil Market - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast 2014 - 2024 | Research Report
Demand for specialty petrochemicals and refined oil products is rising rapidly in various industrial segments. White oil is an important product used in the chemical, pharmaceutical, cosmetics, and food processing industries. White oils are generally recognized as a class of highly refined and versatile mineral oils, and are generally produced from paraffinic or naphthenic base-stocks from the refineries. Major chemical composition of white oils comprises saturated aliphatic hydrocarbons and alicyclic nonpolar, which are odorless, tasteless, chemically inert, colorless, and biologically stable in nature. White oils have excellent storage life, and they also do not change color over time. White oils are available in five different grades which are chemically distinct from each other: 65/75 (ISO VG 10/15), 50/60 (ISO VG 7), 200/215 (ISO VG 32/46), 80/90 (ISO VG 15), and 340/365 (ISO VG 68). Most white oils contain Vitamin E, which protects it from natural oxidation and stabilizes it ...
