Research & Development

How Valuable Are Bench Tests for Lubricants?

How Valuable Are Bench Tests for Lubricants?

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

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?

November 1, 2021

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

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German Researchers Seek Superlubricity

October 12, 2021

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

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China Center to Develop Additives, Lubes

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

September 1, 2021

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

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Researchers Tout New Nanomaterial

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

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

November 27, 2020

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

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Federal Grant Aids Nanoparticles in Lubes

November 11, 2020

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

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Lubricating Plastics via Microcapsules

August 18, 2020

Chemists at two German research institutes have devised lubricant-filled microcapsules that can be mixed into thermoplas ...

Formulating Bike Lube Systematically

Formulating Bike Lube Systematically

July 10, 2020

A British supplier of bicycle cleaning products devised a process to determine the performance characteristics of chain ...

The Green Trend Chips into Metalworking Fluids

The Green Trend Chips into Metalworking Fluids

July 2, 2020

There's no regulatory requirement for MWFs that meet Environmentally Acceptable Lubricant standards, but formulating gre ...

Get Set, Flow

Get Set, Flow

May 27, 2020

Hydraulic systems need the correct viscosity fluid to balance opposing efficiency loss mechanisms. A team of German rese ...

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Design of Experiments Pinpoints Better Products

April 1, 2020

Product development can be tedious and taxing, but a multifactor testing method helps manage the guesswork and get to th ...

Researchers Make Base Oils from Non-food Plants

Researchers Make Base Oils from Non-food Plants

February 6, 2019

Researchers at a University of Delaware-partnered lab say they have discovered a way to create lubricant base oils from ...

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Pilot Invests in Tech

January 24, 2018

Pilot Chemical Co. is investing $5 million in technology and innovation initiatives this year as part of an effort to br ...

Grease Research Earns NLGI Grant

Grease Research Earns NLGI Grant

January 10, 2018

A scientific investigation into the mysteries of lubricating grease degradation and entropy has been awarded the NLGI Re ...