Formulation of lubricating grease using Beeswax thickener

International Conference on Innovative Technology, Engineering and Sciences 2018

工业技术;自然科学

Suhaila, N.^1 ; Japar, A.^1 ; Aizudin, M.^1 ; Aziz, A.^1 ; Razali, Mohd Najib^1

Faculty of Chemical and Natural Resources Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Pahang Kuantan, Malaysia^1

关键词: Environmental friendly materials;    Environmental pollutions;    Environmental-friendly;    Green solution;    High temperature;    Low melting point;    Low temperatures;    Synthetic oil;   

Others  :  https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1757-899X/342/1/012007/pdf
DOI  :  10.1088/1757-899X/342/1/012007

来源: IOP

【 摘 要 】

The issues on environmental pollution has brought the industries to seek the alternative green solutions for lubricating grease formulation. The significant challenges in producing modified grease are in which considering the chosen thickener as one of the environmental friendly material. The main purposes of the current research were to formulate lubricant grease using different types of base oils and to study the effect of thickener on the formulated lubricant grease. Used oil and motor oil were used as the base oils for the grease preparation. Beeswax and Damar were used as thickener and additive. The grease is tested based on its consistency, stability and oil bleeding. The prepared greases achieved grease consistency of grade 2 and 3 except for grease with unfiltered used oil. Grease formulated with used oil and synthetic oil tend to harden and loss its lubricating ability under high temperature compared to motor oil' grease. Grease modification using environmental friendly thickener were successfully formulated but it is considered as a low temperature grease as the beeswax have low melting point of 62°C-65°C.