Chemically Modifying Vegetable Oils to Prepare Green Lubricants

Chemically modifying vegetable oils to produce an alternative to petroleum-based materials is one of the most important emerging industrial research areas today because of the adverse effects of petroleum products on the environment and the shortage of petroleum resources. Biolubricants, bioplastici...

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Published inLubricants Vol. 5; no. 4; p. 44
Main Authors Karmakar, Gobinda, Ghosh, Pranab, Sharma, Brajendra
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Basel MDPI AG 07.11.2017
Subjects
additive
Additives
base stock
Biodegradability
biolubricant
Biomedical materials
Chemical industry
chemical modification
Composite materials
Composition effects
Computational fluid dynamics
Industrial research
Lubricants
Lubricants & lubrication
Performance enhancement
Petroleum products
Polyurethane resins
triglyceride
vegetable oil
Vegetable oils
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Summary:Chemically modifying vegetable oils to produce an alternative to petroleum-based materials is one of the most important emerging industrial research areas today because of the adverse effects of petroleum products on the environment and the shortage of petroleum resources. Biolubricants, bioplasticizers, non-isocyanate polyurethanes, biofuel, coating materials, biocomposites, and other value-added chemicals can easily be produced by chemically modifying vegetable oils. This short review discusses using vegetable oils or their derivatives to prepare lubricants that are environmentally safe. Chemically modified vegetable oils are generally used as base fluids to formulate environmentally friendly lubricants. Reports of their application as sustainable additives have attracted special attention recently because of their enhanced multifunctional performances (single additives perform several functions, i.e., viscosity index improver, pour point depressant, antiwear products) and biodegradability compared with commercial additives. Here, we have reviewed the use of chemically modified vegetable oils as base fluids and additives to prepare a cost-effective and environmentally friendly lubricant composition.
ISSN:2075-4442
2075-4442
DOI:10.3390/lubricants5040044