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Enhancement of biodegradability of lubricants by biodegradation accelerants
Author(s) -
Chen Boshui,
Fang Jianhua,
Dong Ling,
Sun Xia,
Wang Jiu
Publication year - 2008
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.68
Subject(s) - biodegradation , chemistry , organic chemistry , mineral oil , amide
The influence of a phosphor–nitrogen modified fatty acid, an amide fatty acid and tributyl phosphate, on biodegradation of a mineral oil and a high‐viscosity polyalphaolefin (PAO‐10) was studied. The results indicate that the phosphorous and nitrogenous compounds as biodegradation accelerants greatly promote biodegradation of unreadily biodegradable mineral oil and PAO‐10, due to the activation of enzymes in the body of microbes and the microbial growth of specific microbes. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.