Mazut M100

Mazut is a fuel oil that is manufactured to GOST specifications, for example GOST 10585-75 or 99. (GOST0 is the Russian system of standards, much like ASTM, for example. Mazut is almost exclusively manufactured in the Russian Federation, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan. For shipment purposes, this product is considered a “dirty oil;” product, because viscosity drastically affect whether it is able to be pumped, shipping has unique requirements. The process of extracting useful products from the distillation of petroleum is a complex and expensive process that yields a variety of petrochemical products. The process yield products with extremely long hydrocarbon chains. The amount of energy contained within M-100 mazut is fairly remarkable for the amount of energy it generates (high British Thermal Unit or BTU output). Mazut comes in a variety of grades, ranging from “Very Low Sulfur” to “High Sulfur”, which each offers a range of sulfuric content from one-half to three-and-a-half percent respectively.