SUSTAINABILITY


All shades of green lubricants


Zorica Davidović MSc, GM, BARGOS LOA DOO and Cvijan Antić MSc, Head of Research & Development TEHNOSINT Laktaši – Banja Luka


Green lubricants, also known as eco-lubricants, bio-based lubricants, or bio-lubes, are environmentally friendly lubricants that are rapidly or partially biodegradable and considered as nontoxic for the environment. They are primarily based on bio- or renewable resources, have low toxicity, and are efficient in saving energy and preserving the environment. The


definition of “green lubricants” is broad and unclear, mainly referring to the origin of base fluids.


According to the CEN/TC 19/WG 33 (Comité europeén de Normalisation) issued technical report the minimum requirements for green lubricants are: (DIN CEN/TR 16227:2011)


Figure 1: The comparison of lubricants’ environmental behaviour according to the type of base fluid utilised is established by the Ecolabel criteria for base fluids


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LUBE MAGAZINE NO.179 FEBRUARY 2024


Credit: Petar Pavlović


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