Snake oil. Mouse milk. Whiffle dust. Take your pick — few products have earned such unflattering sobriquets as aftermarket motor-oil additives. And for the very good reason that these promised ...

Most additives are chemicals that become solubilized in the oil and become immune to filtration during the manufacturing process. However, there are several types of additives that can affect ...

Lubricants naturally deteriorate while in use as a result of factors like oxidation, thermal degradation, and contamination. Oxidation is far and away the most significant cause with regards to ...

Scientists have developed lubricant additives that protect both water turbine equipment and the surrounding environment. Scientists at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have ...

Lubricant additives, which can originate from either organic or inorganic sources, are dissolved or suspended as solids within oil. In fact, lubricant additives can ultimately comprise up to 30% of ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) Lubricants are essential for optimal equipment efficiency and performance. However, in order for the latter to be achieved, lubricants have to be well developed and optimized.

Many of us try to eat right and have a well-balanced diet. We eat good foods and try to keep ourselves in good shape. Most of us benefit from taking vitamin supplements to boost certain areas of our ...

Article originally published on Noria.com. The question of whether to add additives to finished oil products has been debated for decades. Comprehensive testing has been performed to support claims on ...

Petroleum additives used in automotive lubricants and fuels generally do not present substantial health or physical hazards. Animal toxicity testing, confirmed by industry manufacturing experience, ...

The global lubricant additives market size was US$ 18.99 billion in 2021. The global lubricant additives market size is forecast to reach US$ 31.4 billion by 2030, growing at a compound annual growth ...

Scientists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed lubricant additives that protect both water turbine equipment and the surrounding environment. Each year, roughly ...