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environmentally acceptable lubricants
in certain applications. The U.S.
Department of Agriculture has the
BioPreferred program to help increase
use of biobased products. This is ticking off all the sustainability boxes."
Compoundings: Do users need
to adapt their operations, or can
biolubricants slip easily - so to speak
- into existing machinery?
Miller: "Right now, we're targeting
this as a base fluid or component into
finished lubricants. We're not looking
to make the finished lubricant. But
lubricant formulation companies and
marketers are looking for a direct
drop-in to replace very expensive
synthetic esters, to give them some
solubility and biodegradability.
"We've been putting together some
prototype formulations because we want
to show our customers how this performs
in a finished product. We think people
are going to be able to formulate fluids
so they can market them to customers
Performance and Responsibility
who won't have to change any of the
customers' equipment. You're not going
to ask the end user to retrofit his drilling
rig or excavator or lawn mower. It's got
to be compatible with traditional equipment. Otherwise, people are not going
to do it. We're trying to demonstrate in
base performance characteristics, whether
it's wear or oxidative stability or field
compatibility or pour point, that we
meet industry requirements as an oil
and in prototype formulations."
Continued on page 37
demand perfection, performance takes priority
over CSR.
Consider the low-temperature challenges that have
always been a factor in base stocks. The diversity of
biosynthetic lubricants may magnify those issues
and call for specialized pour point depressants.
As specialty chemicals manufacturer Evonik noted,
"All biodegradable fluids are not created equal."
Evonik's experience is a case study in overcoming
the challenges of biodegradable fluids and helping
companies derive the sustainability benefits of
environmentally friendly lubricants.
Biodegradable and environmentally friendly lubricants should be a no-brainer for manufacturers and
formulators looking to enhance their social responsibility ratings.
After all, "sustainability is increasingly a critical lever
for driving business value," said Pierre-Francois
Thaler, co-founder and co-CEO of EcoVadis.
With its corporate social responsibility (CSR) scorecard, EcoVadis offers tools for rating such factors as
environmental impact and sustainable procurement.
Companies can use the resulting scores to engage
customers, reshape corporate culture and showcase
measurable environmental impact.
However, lubricant manufacturers and formulators
know that the scientific properties of environmentally friendly fluids play games with performance.
When lives are at stake and entire industries
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Use biodegradable fluids in cold temperatures,
and it's not only the feedstock aspects, but also the
manufacturing process that can influence coldtemperature performance, Evonik noted. In engines,
lower fuel economy and lubricant starvation related
to air binding or high viscosity can occur. Hydraulic
fluids exhibit lower efficiency, sluggish performance,
rough movement or - in extreme cases - cavitation.
Transmission fluids can show rough shifting, poor
lubrication and lower fuel economy.
No matter the application, high viscosities at low
temperatures left untreated can lead to equipment
damage or failure. Specialized pour point depressants and viscosity-index improvers address these
challenges.
As new sources of biobased stocks emerge, it's
important for manufacturers to develop pour point
depressants that optimize flow properties and create cost-effective additives for formulators, keeping
pace with a market hungry for lubricants that deliver
performance paired with environmental benefits.
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ILMA Compoundings – September 2019
Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of ILMA Compoundings – September 2019
LETTER FROM THE CEO
INSIDE ILMA
WHAT’S COMING UP
NEW MEMBERS
INDUSTRY RUNDOWN
IN THE KNOW
INTERNATIONAL INSIGHT
MARKET REPORT
ON WITH THE WIND
IN SUPPORT OF SATISFACTION
SUSTAINABILITY HAS ARRIVED
BUSINESS HUB
COUNSEL COMPOUND
WASHINGTON LANDSCAPE
IN NETWORK
MEMBER CONNECTIONS
PORTRAIT
ILMA Compoundings – September 2019 - Cover1
ILMA Compoundings – September 2019 - Cover2
ILMA Compoundings – September 2019 - 1
ILMA Compoundings – September 2019 - 2
ILMA Compoundings – September 2019 - LETTER FROM THE CEO
ILMA Compoundings – September 2019 - INSIDE ILMA
ILMA Compoundings – September 2019 - 5
ILMA Compoundings – September 2019 - 6
ILMA Compoundings – September 2019 - 7
ILMA Compoundings – September 2019 - 8
ILMA Compoundings – September 2019 - 9
ILMA Compoundings – September 2019 - WHAT’S COMING UP
ILMA Compoundings – September 2019 - 11
ILMA Compoundings – September 2019 - 12
ILMA Compoundings – September 2019 - NEW MEMBERS
ILMA Compoundings – September 2019 - INDUSTRY RUNDOWN
ILMA Compoundings – September 2019 - 15
ILMA Compoundings – September 2019 - 16
ILMA Compoundings – September 2019 - IN THE KNOW
ILMA Compoundings – September 2019 - INTERNATIONAL INSIGHT
ILMA Compoundings – September 2019 - 19
ILMA Compoundings – September 2019 - MARKET REPORT
ILMA Compoundings – September 2019 - 21
ILMA Compoundings – September 2019 - ON WITH THE WIND
ILMA Compoundings – September 2019 - 23
ILMA Compoundings – September 2019 - 24
ILMA Compoundings – September 2019 - 25
ILMA Compoundings – September 2019 - 26
ILMA Compoundings – September 2019 - 27
ILMA Compoundings – September 2019 - IN SUPPORT OF SATISFACTION
ILMA Compoundings – September 2019 - 29
ILMA Compoundings – September 2019 - 30
ILMA Compoundings – September 2019 - 31
ILMA Compoundings – September 2019 - SUSTAINABILITY HAS ARRIVED
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ILMA Compoundings – September 2019 - 37
ILMA Compoundings – September 2019 - BUSINESS HUB
ILMA Compoundings – September 2019 - 39
ILMA Compoundings – September 2019 - COUNSEL COMPOUND
ILMA Compoundings – September 2019 - 41
ILMA Compoundings – September 2019 - 42
ILMA Compoundings – September 2019 - WASHINGTON LANDSCAPE
ILMA Compoundings – September 2019 - MEMBER CONNECTIONS
ILMA Compoundings – September 2019 - 45
ILMA Compoundings – September 2019 - 46
ILMA Compoundings – September 2019 - 47
ILMA Compoundings – September 2019 - PORTRAIT
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