sludge oil

  • 1Oil sludge — or black sludge is a solid or gel in motor oil caused by the oil gelling or solidifying, usually at temperatures lower than 100 degrees Celsius. Oil sludge can be a major contributor to internal combustion engine problems, and can require the… …

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  • 2Sludge — is the residual semi solid material left from industrial, water treatment, or wastewater treatment processes.When fresh sewage or wastewater is added to a settling tank, approximately 50% of the suspended solid matter will settle out in about an… …

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  • 3Sludge (disambiguation) — Sludge may refer to: *sludge, a generic term for solids separated from suspension in a liquid *oil sludge for automobile engine failures *sludge metal for the subgenre of heavy metal *sludge, britannic experimental metal band *Sludge (comics) for …

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  • 4Sludge — Sludge, n. [CF. {Slush}.] 1. Mud; mire; soft mud; slush. Mortimer. Tennyson. [1913 Webster] 2. Small floating pieces of ice, or masses of saturated snow. Kane. [1913 Webster] 3. (Mining) See {Slime}, 4. [1913 Webster] 4. Anything resembling mud… …

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  • 5Sludge hole — Sludge Sludge, n. [CF. {Slush}.] 1. Mud; mire; soft mud; slush. Mortimer. Tennyson. [1913 Webster] 2. Small floating pieces of ice, or masses of saturated snow. Kane. [1913 Webster] 3. (Mining) See {Slime}, 4. [1913 Webster] 4. Anything… …

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  • 6Oil palm — African Oil Palm (Elaeis guineensis) Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae …

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  • 7Oil additive — Oil additives are chemical compounds that improve the lubricant performance of base oil (or oil base stock ). By utilizing the same base stock, many different oils can be manufactured, each with its distinctive properties. Additives comprise up… …

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  • 8sludge — [sluj] n. [var. of slutch, sludge, mud: akin to ME sluchched, muddy, prob. ult. < IE base * (s)leu , to hang limply > SLEET, MHG slote, mud, ooze] 1. mud, mire, or ooze covering the ground or forming a deposit at the bottom of bodies of… …

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  • 9sludge — [slʌdʒ] n [U] [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: Probably from slush] 1.) soft thick mud, especially at the bottom of a liquid 2.) the solid substance that is left when industrial waste or ↑sewage (=the liquid waste from toilets) has been cleaned 3.)… …

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  • 10sludge — [n] mud glop*, goo*, goop*, grease, gunk*, mire, muck, oil, ooze, scum, sediment, silt, slime, slop; concept 260 …

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