Biolubricants : science and technology /

Lubricants are essential in engineering, however more sustainable formulations are needed to avoid adverse effects on the ecosystem. Bio-based lubricant formulations present a promising solution. Biolubricants: Science and technology is a comprehensive, interdisciplinary and timely review of this im...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Bart, Jan C. J.
Corporate Author:	ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors:	Gucciardi, Emanuele, Cavallaro, Stefano
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Language Notes:	English.
Published:	Cambridge, UK : Woodhead Publishing Limited, 2013.
Series:	Woodhead Publishing in energy ; no. 46.
Subjects:	Lubrication and lubricants. Lubrication and lubricants > Environmental aspects. TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Mechanical. Lubrication and lubricants Lubrication and lubricants > Environmental aspects materialen materials materiaalkunde materials science smeermiddelen lubricants smering lubrication energievoorraden energy resources biomassa biomass biotechnologie biotechnology Non-food Products (General) Non-food producten (algemeen) Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Renewable lubricants
Principles of lubrication
Lubricants: properties and characteristics
The transition from reliance on fossil resources to biomass valorisation
Renewable feedstocks for lubricant production
Chemical transformations of renewable lubricant feedstocks
Formulating lubricating oils
Quality assurance of biolubricants
Legislation of relevance to lubricants
Biolubricant product development
Environmental life-cycle assessment (LCA) of lubricants
Biolubricant product groups and technological applciations
Markets for biolubricants
Lubricant use and disposal
Advanced lubricant fluids
Epilogue: The outlook for biolubricant science and technology.