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Mazut-100 is a [[fuel oil]] that is manufactured to [[GOST]] specifications, for example, GOST 10585-75 (not active) or GOST 10585-2013 (active as per December 2019<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://gostperevod.com/gost-10585-2013.html |title=GOST 10585-2013 – Petroleum fuel. Mazut. Specifications |date= |website=GostPerevod.com – Russia & CIS standards norms regulations in English |access-date=2019-12-08}}</ref>). Mazut is almost exclusively manufactured in [[Russia]], [[Kazakhstan]], [[Azerbaijan]], and [[Turkmenistan]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20180321130958/https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/mazut Definition of mazut in English] by Oxford Dictionaries: ''Origin: Late 19th century; earliest use found in Chambers's Journal of Popular Literature. From Russian mazut fuel oil, perhaps from an Azerbaijani Turkish derivative ultimately of Arabic zayt oil (plural zuyūt); probably unrelated to Russian regional mazutina oily stain (Tver′ region, 1897), Russian mazat′ to oil, to smear...''</ref> This product is typically used for larger boilers in producing steam, since the [[Heat of combustion|energy value]] is high.
The most important factor when grading this fuel is the [[sulfur]] content, which can mostly be affected by the source feedstock. For shipment purposes, this product is considered a "dirty oil" product, and because [[viscosity]] drastically affects whether it is able to be pumped, shipping has unique requirements.
== Different types of Mazut-100 ==
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