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Continuous lithium and aluminum stearate grease manufacture

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1. Lithium and aluminum greases can be made continuously by using heating, cooling, gelling and working stages in series. Votators can be used successfully for heating, cooling and working. The entire process from slurry to finished grease takes about 20 minutes, most of which time is in the gelling section.

2. The source and refinery treatment of the oil and the type of soap affect the process appreciably.

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  1. The Girdler Corporation, Louisville, Kentucky

    H. G. Houlton, B. D. Miller, P. A. Lenton, J. A. Taylor & B. E. Adams

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Houlton, H.G., Miller, B.D., Lenton, P.A. et al. Continuous lithium and aluminum stearate grease manufacture. Oil Soap 21, 258–263 (1944). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02565469

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