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Oil
Weathering Test - Mackay Apparatus |
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Oils behave very differently,
as shown in the Studies pictured below.
Oil "A" is relatively unchanged after
48 hours of weathering. Oil "B" has
formed tarballs and Oil "C" has virtually
disappeared.

crude A at 1 hour
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crude B at 1 hour
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crude C at 1 hour |

crude A at 48 hours |

crude B at 48 hours |

crude C at 48 hours
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