A critical review of plant-based insulating fluids for transformer: 30-year development

Z Shen, F Wang, Z Wang, J Li - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
As a non-renewable resource, mineral oil has been re-evaluated for its value and suitability
as the coolant and insulator in transformers because of its environmental unfriendliness, fire …

Development of biolubricants from vegetable oils via chemical modification

J McNutt - Journal of industrial and Engineering Chemistry, 2016 - Elsevier
In response to the increasing environmental pollution concern and depleting petroleum
reserves, bio-based lubricants have received a great deal of interest as a substitute for …

Experimental evaluation of MoS2 nanoparticles in jet MQL grinding with different types of vegetable oil as base oil

Y Zhang, C Li, D Jia, D Zhang, X Zhang - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2015 - Elsevier
In consideration of the combined present research situation of vegetable oil as minimum
quantity lubrication (MQL) base oil domestically and abroad, the lubricating property of …

[HTML][HTML] Manufacturing of environment friendly biolubricants from vegetable oils

EK Heikal, MS Elmelawy, SA Khalil… - Egyptian Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Environment friendly products such as fuels and lubricants are among the candidates which
are studied in several countries including Egypt. The purpose of this work was to utilize …

[PDF][PDF] A review on eco-friendly green biolubricants from renewable and sustainable plant oil sources

N Salih, J Salimon - Biointerface Res. Appl. Chem, 2021 - biointerfaceresearch.com
The seed oils of domesticated oilseed crops are major agricultural commodities used
primarily for nutritional applications, but in recent years, there has been increasing use of …

Chemical modification of castor oil fatty acids (Ricinus communis) for biolubricant applications: An alternative for Brazil's green market

ÍC Rios, JP Cordeiro, TBMG Arruda… - Industrial crops and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Plants oils have been increasingly gaining acceptance in world markets, due to their great
potential as raw material to replace conventional mineral oils for formulation of lubricants. In …

Ultrasonic assisted grinding process with minimum quantity lubrication using oil-based nanofluids

MM Molaie, J Akbari, MR Movahhedy - Journal of cleaner production, 2016 - Elsevier
Optimization of grinding process from the viewpoint of surface integrity and production cost
is of the primary interest in grinding technology. Previous studies have shown that ultrasonic …

Efficient tribological properties of azomethine-functionalized chitosan as a bio-lubricant additive in paraffin oil: experimental and theoretical analysis

M Murmu, S Sengupta, R Pal, S Mandal, NC Murmu… - RSC …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
A simple condensation of chitosan (from shrimp shells) and 4-hydroxybenzaldehyde was
performed to yield bio-lubricant additive comprised of azomethine functional groups to be …

Development of lubricious environmentally friendly greases using synergistic natural resources: A potential alternative to mineral oil-based greases

A Saxena, D Kumar, N Tandon - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2022 - Elsevier
The grease industry is saturated with extensive use of non-renewable, non-biodegradable,
toxic, and bioaccumulative entities as ingredients that satisfy the performance goals and …

Studies on biodegradability of bio-based lubricants

FMT Luna, JB Cavalcante, FON Silva… - Tribology …, 2015 - Elsevier
Vegetable or synthetic lubricants, also called biolubricants, are less harmful to the
environment. In order to quantify their biodegradability, some tests are able to predict how …