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Move Ahead or Fall Behind? Pages 6, 7 and 8 Sustainable Group III+ Base Oil Technology With sustainability an ever-increasing consideration across numerous businesses, consumers have historically found that they must compromise whatever sustainable business practices they have in place somewhat when it comes to lubricant. Fortunately PURAGLOBE is on hand with the first step towards providing a potential answer.
The Challenges of Marketing a Base Stock Page 10
Insider insight into navigating the base stocks business Keith Waddell, Basestocks and Specialties Product Management Support Manager at ExxonMobil, offers some considerations for potential base stock manufacturers to bear in mind before they embark upon their chosen enterprise that will help them to maintain a quality product and thrive in the industry.
Testing the Tests Pages 12 to 13
Accurately defining the performance levels of lubricants
As industry lubricant specifications are revised to meet the needs of the latest vehicles, Joan Evans – Industry Liaison Senior Advisor at petroleum additive organisation Infineum – discusses how test selection and limit setting can impact the ability to assess the real-world performance of a lubricant.
Molykote® G-9000 Series Pages 20 to 23
New Siloxane Fluids with Enhanced Lubrication Properties Adapted from his presentation given at LUBMAT 2016, Dr Manfred Jungk of Dow Corning expounds upon the perceived advantages and disadvantages of silicone lubricants, and explains how new technology developed by Dow Corning may change the way we think about specialty lubricants.
Lube-Tech Pages 26 to 31 Jet-Lube With hitherto unexplored or underdeveloped sources of oil and gas increasingly having to be investigated as more conventional sources decline, Jet-Lube details some of the products they have developed to withstand the extreme conditions of High Pressure High Temperature wells, and explores the properties these products need to exhibit in order to meet with established environmental guidelines.
Squeezing Greater Efficiency out of Heavy-Duty Engine Oils Pages 34, 35 and 36
Adapting Engine Oils to conform with ACEA 2016 E Sequence Upgrades
Leading lubricant additive and performance polymer supplier, The Lubrizol Corporation, discusses the increasingly vital role of the engine lubricant in today’s finely tuned heavy-duty vehicles.
Regulars: UKLA President’s Report UEIL President’s Report UEIL News
UEIL Local Report ICIS Base Oil Report Forthcoming Events Publisher’s details
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Cover: Courtesy of PURAGLOBE. PURAGLOBE transforms used oil into new, sustainable base oil products and lubricants. As an international enterprise — and exclusive provider of Honeywell UOP technology — PURAGLOBE puts the best of German engineering and American ingenuity to help develop innovation and sustainability throughout the oil industry, see page 6.
4 LUBE MAGAZINE NO.137 FEBRUARY 2017
Try something new
For more than 30 years, I lived in the same house in Hertfordshire, UK and therefore got into the habit of using the same fuel station always using the same brand of petrol. Sometime between 2000 and 2010, I started off on a long car journey with a friend, taking both cars. Before starting, my friend bought some petrol as their tank was nearly empty. They always bought their petrol from a supermarket as it was less expensive, but I always used a fuel station, preferably my favourite brand, so felt a bit uneasy at changing my supplier. My tank was almost full but I decided to top it up anyway with the supermarket petrol.
After filling up, I followed my friend but after a few miles, they pulled over. Their car was mis-firing and now wouldn’t start. My car too was not performing properly: losing power when I accelerated. We abandoned our journey and called out the rescue service. My car eventually cleared itself but my friend’s car had to have major cleansing/fuel removal work done at a considerable cost. Unfortunately we hadn’t kept our petrol receipts. We found out later that there had been a one-off problem (human error): someone at the supermarket’s fuel depot had put a chemical intended for diesel into the petrol. After this I vowed to myself to never change my fuel supplier.
In 2014 I purchased a Volvo V70 Estate, D5, 2.5 litre, automatic (diesel). For two and a half years the average fuel consumption had always been a maximum of 33.8 mpg. Mid 2016 I moved to Bedfordshire, UK so my journey to work changed. No longer passing my regular fuel station I stopped at a new one selling a different brand and filled up with regular diesel.
My average fuel consumption was now 34.8 mpg. When it was time for my next re-fuel I decided to once again use the new fuel station and fill up with premium diesel, and to my delight I achieved an average of 40 mpg. My next fuel stop I filled up with regular diesel, and still averaged 40 mpg. I’ve since used other brands and I still get an average of 40 mpg. So my engine seems to have been cleansed giving improved performance.
I’ve worked out that I if I drive 10,000 miles a year, I could save £260 with the improved mpg. So if this example is scaled up to far larger proportions, it could be applicable to fleet management fuel consumption efficiency. It also goes to show the vast improvements that experienced additive companies can make for everyone.
As with many decisions, sometimes trusting your instinct can be a good thing when it comes to choosing the right oil, but also one should be prepared to try something new
If you would like to contact me please do
suzy@ukla.org.uk Suzy Jarman Editor
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