Sustainable tailor-made and bio-based high-performance lubricants that combine biorenewability, biodegradability and economic efficiency
L. Koch, Alina Guntermann, Katharina Hirschbichler, Carmen Plass, Tobias Betke, Ling Ma, Thomas Kilthau, Harald Gröger
Abstract
A new generation of bio-based lubricants is presented, which fulfil the criteria of (1) a biorenewable raw material basis, (2) biodegradability, (3) suitability for fine-tuning of performance properties, and (4) an efficient catalytic preparation.
Topics & Concepts
BiodegradationRaw materialBiochemical engineeringPulp and paper industryProcess engineeringMaterials scienceChemistryOrganic chemistryEngineeringChemistry and Chemical EngineeringSustainable Supply Chain Management