Industrial lubricants

Industrial lubricants

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Industrial lubricants

blending

Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

The process of mixing lubricants or components for the purpose of obtaining the desired physical and/or chemical properties (see compounding)

bleeding

Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

The separation of some of the liquid phase from a grease.

black oils

Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

Lubricants containing asphaltic materials, which impart extra adhesiveness, that are used for open gears and steel cables.

Also called asphalt or tar, bitumen is the brown or black viscous residue from the vacuum distillation of crude petroleum. It also occurs in nature as asphalt "lakes" and "tar sands. " It consists of ...

biodegradation

Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

The chemical breakdown of materials by living organisms in the environment. The process depends on certain microorganisms, such as bacteria, yeast, and fungi, which break down molecules for ...