oil
Let an agent handle oils by source, use, properties, food safety, fire safety and disposal, and separate petroleum and essential oil senses.
Research draft, second pass
A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.
written by Claude from model knowledge without web access - no source was read, every claim is a lead to verify
Researched by: Claude
Purpose and description
Let an agent handle oils by source, use, properties, food safety, fire safety and disposal, and separate petroleum and essential oil senses.
Any nonpolar, hydrophobic, viscous liquid that does not mix with water, including edible vegetable and animal oils, mineral oils from petroleum and essential oils; this entry focuses on oils as a material class, especially cooking oils.
What it is for: Cooking, lubrication, fuel, cosmetics and industry.
It can be compare cooking oils by smoke point and fat profile; handle oil fires safely; dispose of used oil properly; separate petroleum and essential oil senses.
Distinguishing features
Does not mix with water
Flammable when hot
Many sources
Varies in smoke point
What it looks like
Clear to amber liquids, sometimes solid at room temperature.
Physical character
density: about 0.9 g/cm3 - typical vegetable oil
How it is recognised
Floats on water
Bottles of olive, sunflower or rapeseed oil
Fats are solid at room temperature
Related models
is a kind of - category
includes - example
is related to - related substance
is confused with - another sense
In practice
Families and kinds
vegetable oils
animal oils
mineral and petroleum oils
essential oils
synthetic oils
Standards and regulation
Codex Alimentarius standards for fats and oils
Food labelling rules
Waste oil disposal regulations
Failure modes and hazards
Pan fires, which must never be put out with water
Repeatedly heated oil degrading
Pouring oil down drains
Also called
+67
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Also registered as vr.tr.oil-artifact
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Type Which oil.
Oils differ.
Source
Origin.
Source
Oil source.
- Which oil is meant, and from what source? definition
- Is an edible, mineral or essential oil meant? boundary
Profile
Composition.
Profile
Composition.
- What is its fatty acid profile, according to food composition data? provenance
- What is its smoke point? measurement
Cooking Kitchen use.
Cooking needs care.
Choice
Which oil.
Choice
Choosing an oil.
- Which oil suits frying, baking or dressings? action
- How does reuse affect quality? boundary
Fire
Pan fires.
Fire
Pan fires.
- Is there a pan fire right now? boundary
- Should the heat be turned off, the pan covered, water never used and emergency services called if needed? action
Disposal Used oil.
Oil harms drains.
Kitchen
Household oil.
Kitchen
Household disposal.
- How should used cooking oil be disposed of here? provenance
- Are there collection points? provenance
Motor
Engine oil.
Motor
Motor oil disposal.
- Where can used motor oil be taken? provenance
- Which rules apply? provenance
Senses Disambiguation.
Oil has many senses.
Petroleum
Crude oil.
Petroleum
Petroleum sense.
- Is crude oil or the oil industry meant? boundary
- Which entry fits? action
Essential
Essential oils.
Essential
Essential oils.
- Is an essential oil meant, and is it safe for the intended use? boundary
- Which safety guidance applies to children and pets? provenance
What the second pass must settle
- Should each oil be a separate entry?
- How should petroleum be split off?
- How should essential oil safety be linked?