What is the difference between mineral oil and synthetic oil?
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Mineral oil and synthetic oil have the following differences: 1. Mineral oil: A relatively common lubricant on the market. In essence, it utilizes the inferior components of crude oil. Mineral oil is inexpensive, but its service life and lubrication performance are inferior to synthetic oil, and it also causes greater environmental pollution. Additionally, during the refining process, mineral oil cannot completely remove the impurities it contains, resulting in a higher pour point, making it unsuitable for use in extreme low-temperature conditions. 2. Synthetic oil: A product purified through hydrocracking technology based on mineral oil. It is a mixture of mineral oil and fully synthetic oil in a 4:6 ratio. The purity of semi-synthetic oil is very close to that of fully synthetic oil, but its cost is slightly higher than that of mineral oil, making it an ideal transitional product from mineral oil to synthetic oil.