Research & Development

Making Bio-lubes from Cashew Shells
Black in color, cashew nut shell liquid is extracted during the process of obtaining the cashew nut kernel. Photo by Viktor Braga/UFC

Making Bio-lubes from Cashew Shells

Lube Report Americas - February 15, 2023

Creating bio-lubricants using the liquid by-product extracted during processing of cashew nuts is the subject of a new p ...

An Antioxidant for Next-Generation Engine Oils

An Antioxidant for Next-Generation Engine Oils

Lubes'n'Greases - October 3, 2022

Today’s engine oils must meet increasingly stringent performance standards. Fortunately, a new additive may help to en ...

Cracking Corrosion’s Code

Cracking Corrosion’s Code

Lubes'n'Greases - September 1, 2022

Costing about $2.2 trillion annually, corrosion is a costly problem. Fortunately, ever-improving lubricant technology ca ...

Developments in Additive Manufacturing

Developments in Additive Manufacturing

Lubes'n'Greases - July 6, 2022

As time passes and new technology emerges, the lubricants industry will inevitably face significant challenges. Will 3D ...

Additive

Replacing Mineral Base Oils

Lube Report EMEA - February 22, 2022

The sustainability movement demands that industry begin looking for replacements to mineral base oils, a Swedish academi ...

Tribochemistry Begets Sustainability?

Tribochemistry Begets Sustainability?

Lubes'n'Greases - February 1, 2022

Tribochemistry has long been a key science in the lubricant industry. Discover how the discipline is now aiding in the q ...

The Bounty of Bench Tests

The Bounty of Bench Tests

Lubes'n'Greases - January 1, 2022

The changing landscape for lubricants and greases means that bench tests must also evolve. How are bench tests supportin ...

How Valuable Are Bench Tests for Lubricants?

How Valuable Are Bench Tests for Lubricants?

Lubes'n'Greases - December 1, 2021

Lubricant bench tests are small-scale tests examining a specific aspect of a lubricant’s performance. Faster and cheap ...

The Road to Standardization

The Road to Standardization

Lubes'n'Greases - December 1, 2021

Quantifying Tackiness and Adhesion in Greases Standardization of test methods in the lubricants industry is neither a ...

Can 0W-20 Oils Protect Heavy-duty Diesel Engines?

Can 0W-20 Oils Protect Heavy-duty Diesel Engines?

Lubes'n'Greases - November 1, 2021

As emissions limits and fuel economy targets become more stringent in markets around the globe, there has been an increa ...

Additive

German Researchers Seek Superlubricity

Lube Report EMEA - October 12, 2021

A German research institute said today that it is leading twin projects aimed at achieving superlubricity in vehicles an ...

China Center to Develop Additives, Lubes

China Center to Develop Additives, Lubes

Lube Report Asia - September 3, 2021

An independent Chinese refiner and an academic institution have agreed to establish a research center to develop lubrica ...

Ammonia-powered Marine Engines Bring New Challenges for Lube Blenders

Ammonia-powered Marine Engines Bring New Challenges for Lube Blenders

Lubes'n'Greases - September 1, 2021

Among the many zero- or low-carbon fuels being considered by engine manufacturers to address the International Maritime ...

Additive

Researchers Tout New Nanomaterial

Lube Report EMEA - April 27, 2021

Researchers at an Austrian university have found lubricating properties in a two-dimensional nanomaterial, mXene, they a ...

Lithium Loosens Its Grip on Grease

Lithium Loosens Its Grip on Grease

Lubes'n'Greases - December 1, 2020

At the end of March, India implemented the world’s most stringent lockdown in response to the novel coronavirus pandem ...

Sinopec, University Partner on Research Center

Sinopec, University Partner on Research Center

Lube Report Asia - November 27, 2020

Sinopec lube business arm Great Wall and Tsinghua University’s Tianjin Research Institute for Advanced Equipment forme ...

Additive

Federal Grant Aids Nanoparticles in Lubes

Lube Report Americas - November 11, 2020

A $1.8 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy will help accelerate development of Baltimore, Maryland-based Pi ...