Pyrolysis oil are affected by temperature, reaction time, algae species, algae concentration, reaction atmosphere, and catalysts, in subcritical water reaction conditions. Bio-oil typically requires significant additional treatment to render it suitable as a refinery feedstock to replace crude oil derived from petroleum, coal-oil, or coal-tar. Tar is a black mixture of hydrocarbons and free carbon obtained from a wide variety of organic materials through destructive distillation. Tar can be produced from coal, wood, petroleum, or peat. Wood-tar creosote is a colourless to yellowish greasy liquid with a smoky odor, produces a sooty flame when burned, and has a burned taste. It is
HMCS Preserver (1941) HMCS Preserver (1941) HMCS "Preserver was a Fairmile depot ship constructed for the Royal Canadian Navy during World War II. Commissioned in July 1942, "Preserver" served as a base ship in Canadian and Newfoundland waters during the war. The ship was sold to the Peruvian Navy in 1946 and renamed the vessel Mariscal Castilla. Used as a fleet supply ship, "Mariscal Castilla" was renamed Cabo Blanco in 1953. Past 1960, the sources diverge on the fate of the vessel, with most stating that "Cabo Blanco" was broken up for scrap, while one states the vessel was sold into commercial service.