Yes . . . motor oil IS refined petroleum.
Most of the crude oil is used to obtain... Motor Gasoline, diesel, heating oil, jet fuel, and liquefied petroleum gases.
Motor oil can be recycled. See related link. A lot of people who change their oil are not going to bother with recycling it.
Gasoline is made from oil by fractional distillation of petroleum, enhanced with a variety of additives.
motor oil, gasoline, and linoleum
Petroleum is one of the most valuable resources available in the world. It is used as a material resource because it helps in production of other materials. Examples of materials manufactured using petroleum include Diesel, Ink, and Motor Oil.
Petroleum, is a refined natural oil, used for running internal combustion engines.The name comes from medeavil Latin Petra=rock, Oleum=Oil. 'Rock oil'.It's shortened version, Petrol is used in the UK to describe the 'motor spirit' , which is further refined from petroleum, used in cars.In the USA it is called 'Gasoline'
Petroleum is a crude oil that is used to produce gasoline.
Motor oil is the petroleum product, a mixture of hydrocarbons so it is neither acidic nor basic it is a neutral material.
Oil biomarkers are used to predict where oil may be and avoid where oil isn't in petroleum exploration.
Oil and other petroleum products are used all over the nation of Pakistan.
Glenn D. Skuta has written: 'Do-it-yourselfer used motor oil management in Minnesota' -- subject(s): Management, Petroleum waste
It part of the substances used to make things.