Therefore, the use of vegetable oil has its challenges and issues as machining lubricant, but it is one of the current best viable alternatives to the mineral-based lubricant in promoting sustainable machining. Content may be subject to copyright.
Is vegetable oil a good alternative for machining?
As a renewable, pollution-free alternative with excellent processing characteristics, vegetable oil has become an inevitable replacement. However, vegetable oil lacks oxidation stability, extreme pressure, and antiwear properties, which are essential for machining requirements.
Can I use a cold press for vegetable oil production?
Then you will appreciate our small capacity presses designed for cold press vegetable oil production. These oil presses handle not only the most common oilseeds, such as rapeseed and sunflower seed, but also less common crops, such as jatropha, coconut, hemp, mustard, poppy, artichoke, evening primrose, sea buckthorn and grape seeds.
Can vegetable oil replace mineral-based lubricant?
The use of vegetable oil as a replacement for conventional mineral-based lubricant has gained many interests in recent years from the machining industries. This is due to the problematic issues with the use of conventional mineral-based lubricant that can cause negative effects on the manufacturing cost, operators’ health and the environmental.