Biobased lubricants and greases : technology and products /

• Main Author: Honary, Lou A. T.
• Other Authors: Richter, Erwin William, 1934-
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, 2011.
• Series: Tribology in practice series.
• Subjects: Vegetable oils as fuel.; Lubricating oils > Biocompatibility.; Plant biotechnology.; Biomass energy.; Engineering.; Chemical engineering.; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Petroleum.; Electronic books.

Due to the rise in petroleum prices as well as increasing environmental concerns, there is a need to develop biochemicals and bioproducts that offer realistic alternatives to their traditional counterparts; this book will address the lack of a centralized resource of information on lubricants and gr...

Table of Contents:

• Front Matter
• Colour Plates
• Historical Development of Vegetable Oil-Based Lubricants
• Chemistry of Lubricants
• Petroleum-Based Lubricants
• Plant Oils
• Synthetic Based Lubricants: Petroleum-Derived and Vegetable Oil-Derived
• Genetic Modification and Industrial Crops
• Biobased Lubricants Technology
• Performance Properties of Industrial Lubricants
• Biobased and Petroleum-Based Greases
• Factors Affecting the Environment
• List of Useful Organizations
• Useful Test Methods
• Glossary
• Index.