TRIBOLOGICAL EVALUATION OF LUBRICANTS DEVELOPED FROM SELECTED VEGETABLE BASED OILS FOR INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS
ABSTRACT Mineral oil based lubricants are non-renewable, harmful to health and prone to price fluctuations. Thus, vegetable oils are considered as suitable alternatives to mineral oils for lubricant production. Research on the use of non-edible vegetable oils for lubricant development has become necessary. The tribological evaluation of lubricant developed from non-edible vegetable (jatropha and castor) oils for industrial applications have been carried out in this study. The oils were characterized, ...
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