Pour Points and Chemical Structure

For proper lubrication of mechanical equipment, petroleum-based lubricants are designed to operate in the liquid phase. Accordingly, for a base stock it is important to know the temperature at which the transition between the liquid and 

Source J. Denis, The Relationship Between Structure and Rheological Properties of Hydrocarbons and Oxygenated Compounds Used as Base Stocks, Journal of Synthetic Lubricants, vol. 1(1—3) 201—238 (19S4). With permission. 

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