VEGETABLE BASED BIODEGRADABLE LIQUID LUBRICANTS
The vegetable based oil of the present invention is derived entirely from plants, a renewable resource. It is readily biodegradable by microbes naturally present in the earth's environment and is nontoxic to flo ra and fauna. The vegetable based lubricant of the invention includes a fatty acid...
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Zusammenfassung: | The vegetable based oil of the present invention is derived entirely from plants, a renewable resource. It is readily biodegradable by microbes naturally present in the earth's environment and is nontoxic to flo ra and fauna. The vegetable based lubricant of the invention includes a fatty acid base oil making up a majority of the composition a vegetable oil additive having hydroxy fatty acids, and a liquid vegetable wax additive. The base oil is preferably derived from plants which are members of the genus Brassica and the Cruciferea (mustard) family, for example rapeseed, crambe and canola. The vegetable oil additive having hydroxy fatty acids is preferably castor, lesquerella or cosmos oil. The liquid vegetable wax additive is preferably derived from jojoba or meadowfoam. |
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