Abstract
Industrial and transportation/automotive applications rely on lubricants. A large portion of the world's energy needs is met by petro-based products, which raises serious concerns about future energy security and hazardous environmental impacts. Also, the shortage of petro-based lubricants is causing a price spike. Lubricants from vegetable oils (VO) have become popular due to their environmental friendliness. VO consists of oleic acid, making them an excellent substitute for petroleum-based lubricants. VO-based lubricants have a higher flash point, a higher viscosity index, better shear resistance, biodegradability, renewability, good lubricity, viscosity, low volatility, and nontoxicity. All these properties make VO an excellent source of environmentally friendly lubricants. The chapter briefly overviews some VO used in preparing lubricants and briefly discusses the advantages of VO-based lubricants.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Vegetable Oil-Based Polymers and Their Surface Applications |
| Publisher | Elsevier |
| Pages | 163-171 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9780128221891 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780128223673 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1 Jan 2024 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Keywords
- Biodegradable
- Lubricants
- Nontoxic
- Renewable
- Vegetable oil
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Engineering
- General Materials Science
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