Biobased lubricating greases

Kreivaitis, Raimondas; Kupčinskas, Artūras; Padgurskas, Juozas

doi:10.15544/balttrib.2013.5

Use this url to cite publication: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12259/86467

Biobased lubricating greases

Type of publication

Straipsnis konferencijos medžiagoje Scopus duomenų bazėje / Article in conference proceedings in Scopus database (P1a2)

Author(s)

Author	Affiliation
Kreivaitis, Raimondas	Žemės ūkio akademija / Agriculture Academy	LT
Kupčinskas, Artūras	Žemės ūkio akademija / Agriculture Academy	LT
Padgurskas, Juozas	Žemės ūkio akademija / Agriculture Academy	LT

Title

Biobased lubricating greases

[en]

Part Of

BALTTRIB ' 2013 : proceedings of VII international scientific conference, Aleksandras Stulginskis University, Kaunas, Lithuania, 14-15 November 2013

Date Issued

Date	Start Page	End Page
2013	31	35

Publisher

Akademija, Kauno rajonas : Aleksandro Stulginskio universiteto Leidybos centras

Is Referenced by

Scopus

URI

URI
https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12259/86467

DOI

10.15544/balttrib.2013.5

Field of Science

OECD Classification

Keywords (en)

Abstract (en)

The totally renewable and biodegradable lubricants are welcomed in most applications were contact with ground water or soil is expected. Usage of environmentally friendly lubricants decreases the negative consequences if some accidents or high amount of leakage occurs. In the current study the new kinds of lubricating grease thickeners are suggested. The totally renewable products like monoglycerides, stearic acid and bee wax are investigated as thickeners. Rapeseed oil is used as base oil. The properties as penetration, dropping point temperature and lubricity are investigated. The results show that investigated materials are suitable for environmentally friendly lubricating grease production. The limitations of such lubricants are discussed with some recommendations.