Drying oil oils in the paints (or varnishes), not thinners "per se" unless they have been mixed with drying oils such as linseed. Drying oil A drying oil is an oil that hardens to a tough, solid film after a period of exposure to air. The oil hardens through a chemical reaction in which the components crosslink (and hence, polymerize) by the action of oxygen (not through the evaporation of water or other solvents). Drying oils are a key component of oil paint and some varnishes. Some commonly used drying oils include linseed oil, tung oil, poppy seed oil, perilla oil, and
Picway Power Plant switch while replacing an oil circuit breaker. Picway Power Plant Picway Power Plant was a 220 megawatt (MW) coal power plant located west of Lockbourne in Pickaway County, Ohio. The plant generated electricity from 1926 until its closure in 2015. It was operated by American Electric Power (AEP). Picway began operations in September 1926. The plant was operated by the Columbus Railway Power and Light Company, a forerunner of AEP. The two units had a combined capacity of 60 MW. Construction of Unit 3 was temporarily halted in 1942 by the War Production Board (WPB) as the building of new