SYNTHETIC HYDROCARBON BASE Oil
Chemical Name: 1-DECENE, HOMOPOLYMER, HYDROGENATED
CAS68037014 > 55.00%
** This is a PAO.
DECANOIC ACID, ESTER
Chemical Name: DECANOIC ACID, ESTER WITH 2ETHYL2(HYDROXYMETHYL)1,3 PROPANE
CAS11138606 < 15.00%
** This is an ester, the acid used to make the ester is decanoic acid and it is reacted with an ethyl type alcohol derived from propane.
The term polymer simply means a "repeating unit."
A "monomer" is a single molecule, or compound, that can join with other molecules or compounds to form a polymer, or repeating chain of monomers.
The term "Polymer" doesn't not necessarily infer that it is a Synthetic ingredient.
[ November 10, 2002, 03:57 PM: Message edited by: MolaKule ]