Open AccessCastor Oil-Based Nanolubricants: An Overview
Author(s) -
J. L. Srivastava,
Tandra Nandi,
Rakesh Kumar Trivedi
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
asian journal of chemistry/asian journal of chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.145
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 0975-427X
pISSN - 0970-7077
DOI - 10.14233/ajchem.2021.23450
Subject(s) - castor oil , lubricant , molybdenum disulfide , base oil , vegetable oil , chemistry , environmentally friendly , nanoparticle , base (topology) , pulp and paper industry , polymer science , chemical engineering , nanotechnology , organic chemistry , materials science , composite material , engineering , mathematics , biology , scanning electron microscope , ecology , mathematical analysis
Vegetable oils are very effective, economic and appealing option as compared to conventional lubricantsdue to their environment-friendly nature, sustainable behaviour and biodegradability. Castor oil, oneof the promising non-edible vegetable oils with nanoparticle additives has the potential to serve asbase lubricating oil. The benefit of using nanoparticles in base oils is their small size, which works asa roller on contacting surfaces and results in reducing the wear and friction more efficiently. Thepresent review paper has been structured as follows. The first part of this technical article is designedto give a brief about vegetable oils as a lubricant with special reference to castor oil. The second partof the review paper describes the effects of nanoparticles especially molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) indifferent lubricating oils, especially in castor oil. Finally, the applications of nanolubricants and theirfuture prospects are also discussed.