What is synthetic oil? Everyone knows the answer... it’s an artificial oil! Well; right and wrong. Today we’re going to try and shed some more light on what is synthetic oil.

Synthetic base stocks are man-made and tailored to have a controlled molecular structure with predictable properties, unlike mineral base oils, which are complex mixtures of naturally occurring hydrocarbons.

In order to understand what is synthetic oil, it’ll be helpful to know that Dr. Hermann Zorn of I.G. Farben Industries in Germany began

Do you monitor the oil temp of your stationary air compressor? Ever notice that the oil runs hot? Are you spending more on oil-changes because of oil deterioration? Well you could save on oil changes and extend equipment life by switching to synthetic air compressor oil.

Using  synthetic air compressor oil has all of the following benefits; extended

Following on from last weeks article we’re going to look at industrial energy savings using Synthetic lubricants.


Not only can companies extend their machine investments by applying energy-reducing lubricants that decrease wear and help mitigate the need of full-out replacement, but the long term industrial energy savings using Synthetic lubricants are significant .

In the case of a ball-milling operation that made the switch from a mineral-based oil to a mining-specific synthetic lubricant, this is exactly what