Vegetable oil-based lubricants - A review of oxidation

Vegetable oils are being investigated as a potential source of environmentally favourable lubricants, due to a combination of biodegradability, renewability and excellent lubrication performance. Low oxidation and thermal stability, poor low-temperature properties and narrow range of available visco...

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Main Authors: Fox, N, Stachowiak, Gwidon
Format: Journal Article
Published: Pergamon 2007
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/44041
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description Vegetable oils are being investigated as a potential source of environmentally favourable lubricants, due to a combination of biodegradability, renewability and excellent lubrication performance. Low oxidation and thermal stability, poor low-temperature properties and narrow range of available viscosities, however, limit their potential application as industrial lubricants. This review addresses oxidation as a limitation of vegetable oil-based lubricants. The basic mechanism of vegetable oil autoxidation is presented, along with methods used to monitor and analyse the products of oxidation. The potential impact of such oxidation products on lubrication performance is discussed. A brief discussion of methods used to assess and improve oxidation stability completes the review.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-440412017-01-30T15:11:48Z Vegetable oil-based lubricants - A review of oxidation Fox, N Stachowiak, Gwidon Vegetable oils are being investigated as a potential source of environmentally favourable lubricants, due to a combination of biodegradability, renewability and excellent lubrication performance. Low oxidation and thermal stability, poor low-temperature properties and narrow range of available viscosities, however, limit their potential application as industrial lubricants. This review addresses oxidation as a limitation of vegetable oil-based lubricants. The basic mechanism of vegetable oil autoxidation is presented, along with methods used to monitor and analyse the products of oxidation. The potential impact of such oxidation products on lubrication performance is discussed. A brief discussion of methods used to assess and improve oxidation stability completes the review. 2007 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/44041 Pergamon restricted
spellingShingle Fox, N
Stachowiak, Gwidon
Vegetable oil-based lubricants - A review of oxidation
title Vegetable oil-based lubricants - A review of oxidation
title_full Vegetable oil-based lubricants - A review of oxidation
title_fullStr Vegetable oil-based lubricants - A review of oxidation
title_full_unstemmed Vegetable oil-based lubricants - A review of oxidation
title_short Vegetable oil-based lubricants - A review of oxidation
title_sort vegetable oil-based lubricants - a review of oxidation
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/44041