<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Lubricant greases from renewable resources are considered as an alternative to those manufactured from mineral or synthetic oils, due to their close-loop supply chain. Low toxicity makes them prone for machinery in food industry. The goal of the present study was to find the optimum parameters for their manufacture from some vegetable oils and calcium stearate soap synthesized in situ. The effect of synthesis temperature (between 80-110 °C) and soap concentration (between 15-25% wt.) on the rheology and consistency of the products was studied. The optimum manufacture resulted to be 100 °C and soap concentration between 20-25% wt. The conclusions of these study can serve as a basis for improving the said greases through additivation.</p></abstract>

Lubricant greases from renewable resources are considered as an alternative to those manufactured from mineral or synthetic oils, due to their close-loop supply chain. Low toxicity makes them prone for machinery in food industry. The goal of the present study was to find the optimum parameters for their manufacture from some vegetable oils and calcium stearate soap synthesized in situ. The effect of synthesis temperature (between 80-110 °C) and soap concentration (between 15-25% wt.) on the rheology and consistency of the products was studied. The optimum manufacture resulted to be 100 °C and soap concentration between 20-25% wt. The conclusions of these study can serve as a basis for improving the said greases through additivation.

Influence of manufacturing temperature on the rheological behavior of some vegetable lubricating greases

University “Politehnica” of Bucharest

Ovidius University Annals of Chemistry

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Lubricant greases from renewable resources are considered as an alternative to those manufactured from mineral or synthetic oils, due to their close-loop...

Influence of manufacturing temperature on the rheological behavior of some vegetable lubricating greases

Published Online: Jun 03, 2019

Page range: 55 - 59

Received: Apr 22, 2019

Accepted: May 14, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/auoc-2019-0010

Keywords
vegetable lubricating grease, lubricant grease rheology, grease penetration test

© 2019 Cyrille Alode Vodounon et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Influence of manufacturing temperature on the rheological behavior of some vegetable lubricating greases

Published Online: Jun 03, 2019

Page range: 55 - 59

Received: Apr 22, 2019

Accepted: May 14, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/auoc-2019-0010

Keywordsvegetable lubricating grease, lubricant grease rheology, grease penetration test

© 2019 Cyrille Alode Vodounon et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
vegetable lubricating grease, lubricant grease rheology, grease penetration test