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Mixture of safflower oil and synthetic ester as a base stock for biodegradable lubricants
Author(s) -
Khemchandani Bhawna,
Jaiswal A.K.,
Sayanna E.,
Forsyth Maria
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
lubrication science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.632
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1557-6833
pISSN - 0954-0075
DOI - 10.1002/ls.1228
Subject(s) - lubricant , environmentally friendly , chemistry , base (topology) , organic chemistry , base oil , differential scanning calorimetry , chemical engineering , viscosity index , vegetable oil , pulp and paper industry , materials science , composite material , scanning electron microscope , engineering , mathematics , mathematical analysis , ecology , physics , biology , thermodynamics
Biodegradable industrial lubricant applications are gaining popularity with growing environmental concern and stringent government regulations. Plant oils are major base stocks for eco‐friendly green lubricants. However, because of their poor oxidation stability, their applications are restricted to limited usages. Improvements of these plant oils can be made either by addition of functional additives or by chemical/genetic modifications. This paper evaluates the synergistic approach of phenolic and aminic antioxidants in safflower oil. Further, to enhance the oxidation properties of the plant oil, we incorporated and studied synthetic esters (SEs) for thermo‐oxidative stability by using rotating pressure vessel oxidation test and differential scanning calorimeter. The combination of phenolic and aminic antioxidants at a 2 : 1 ratio exhibited the best synergistic effect, when incorporated into a combination of plant oil and SE. In addition to thermo‐oxidative properties, the tribological properties of neat base stocks were also studied. A substitute of mineral oil‐based lubricants can be formulated cost effectively by using an appropriate mixture of plant oil and SE. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.