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Development of fully formulated eco-friendly nanolubricant from sesame oil

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In the present work, a biodegradable and non-toxic lubricant is formulated from sesame oil (SESO) with viscosity modifiers, antioxidants and antiwear additives. The significance of antiwear additives in SESO blended with antioxidants and viscosity modifiers is evaluated using analysis of variance (ANOVA). The formulated oil is tested for its biodegradability, toxicity, rheological, thermal, tribological and corrosive properties and is compared with commercially available SAE20W40 lubricant. The formulated lubricant is investigated to have better biodegradability, lower toxicity and good thermal properties than SAE20W40. Whereas its pour point, rheological properties, corrosive properties and tribological properties are comparable to that of SAE20W40.

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The authors thank Dr. C. K. Subash, SMSE, NIT Calicut, STIC – SAIF Cochin and Deepak G. Dileep, Assistant professor, Mar Baselios College of Engineering and Technology, Trivandrum for technical support provided for this work.

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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Saintgits College of Engineering, Kottayam, Kerala, India

    S. Sabarinath

  2. Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, UKF College of Engineering and Technology, Kollam, Kerala, India

    Sreenidhi Prabha Rajeev

  3. Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Calicut, Calicut, India

    P. K. Rajendra Kumar

  4. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sree Chitra Thirunal College of Engineering, Thiruvananthapuram, India

    K. Prabhakaran Nair

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Sabarinath, S., Prabha Rajeev, S., Rajendra Kumar, P.K. et al. Development of fully formulated eco-friendly nanolubricant from sesame oil. Appl Nanosci 10, 577–586 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13204-019-01121-2

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