PETER GREVEN Your partner for ester lubricants
Among others we are testing the following parameters:· Ageing behaviour with TOST test
(Turbine Oxidation Stability Test) according to ISO 4263-3· Demulsifying properties according to ISO 6614· Foaming characteristics according to ISO 6247
Furthermore biodegradability according to OECD 301 and content of renewable raw materials by radiocarbon method (following ASTM D6866) are determined by external laboratories.
Sustainability and the demand for renewable raw materials are becoming more and more important in many areas. Peter Greven GmbH & Co. KG as middle-sized family owned company has always produced additives based on renewable raw materials and can look back to a long experience with these raw materials and associated production technologies. This is the basis for the continuous develop-ment of new products and customized solutions for various applica-tions. The lubricant industry will be one of our core areas in the future.
Our new state-of-the-art laboratory is equipped – in addition to our standard apparatus – with special laboratory equipment dedicated to the determination of extensive data for the lubricant industry.
PETER GREVEN Your partner for ester lubricants
BIOLUBRICANTS
Lubricants that are biodegradable and predominantly based on renewable raw materials are often identified as biolubricants.
The biodegradability is mainly determined according to OECD 301 (B, C, D, or F) and must be at least 60%.
The content of renewable raw materials in biolubricants is deter-mined by the radiocarbon method at Peter Greven. This method makes it possible to distinguish between carbon atoms from renew-able raw materials and fossil raw materials (e.g. mineral oil) and to determine the content of renewable raw materials in relation to the total content of carbon atoms in lubricants.
Beside the biodegradability and the content of renewable raw materials the classification as harmful to the environment accor ding to regulation (EG) 1272/2008 is also an essential criterion for bio-lubricants.
Our products comply with all above mentioned requirements and therefore provide excellent properties for the application in biolubricants.
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OVERVIEW ester product line
The following overview shows the most important ester types used in the lubricants industry:
Mono esters
Alcohol Fatty acid
Iso-tridecanol C8/C10 Fatty acid
2-ethylhexanol Lauric acid
N-butanol Palm kernel fatty acid
Iso-butanol Tallow fatty acid
Stearic acid
Oleic acid
Iso stearic acid
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Alcohol Fatty acid
Trimethylolpropane C8/C10 Fatty acid
Neopentyglycol Lauric acid
Pentaerythritol Palm kernel fatty acid
Tallow fatty acid
Stearic acid
Oleic acid
Iso stearic acid
Glycerol esters
Alcohol Fatty acid
Glycerol C8/C10 Fatty acid
Lauric acid
Palm kernel fatty acid
Tallow fatty acid
Stearic acid
Oleic acid
Iso stearic acid
= renewable
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Blue highlighted products = products and raw materials used by Peter Greven
LIGALUB 45 ITD
LIGALUB 90 EH
LIGALUB 91 EH
LIGALUB 92 EH
LIGALUB 18 TMP
LIGALUB 19 TMP
LIGALUB 20 TMP
LIGALUB 58 NPG
LIGALUB 52 PE
LIGALUB 53 PE
LIGALUB 56 PE
LIGALUB 8 GE
LIGALUB 10 GE
LIGALUB 12 GE
LIGALUB 13 GE
Polyol ester
Alcohol Fatty acid
Trimethylolpropane C8/C10 Fatty acid
Neopentyglycol Lauric acid
Pentaerythritol Palm kernel fatty acid
Tallow fatty acid
Stearic acid
Oleic acid
Iso stearic acid
Complex esters
Alcohol Fatty acid
Trimethylolpropane C8/C10 Fatty acid
Pentaerythritol Oleic acid
Dicarboxylic acid
Adipic acid
Sebacic acid
Dimer fatty acid
Dicarboxylic acid esters
Alcohol Dicarboxylic acid
Iso-decanol Adipic acid
Iso-tridecanol Sebacic acid
2-ethylhexanol Azelaic acid
Products are predominantly based on petrochemical raw materials, therefore the
biodegradability is limited.
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LIGALUB 18 TMP
LIGALUB 19 TMP
LIGALUB 20 TMP
LIGALUB 58 NPG
LIGALUB 52 PE
LIGALUB 53 PE
LIGALUB 56 PE
LIGALUB L 102
LIGALUB L 103
LIGALUB L 105
LIGALUB L 109
LIGALUB L 110
PRODUCT PORTFOLIO by application
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Product overview esters
Product Hydraulic oils Metal working Greases Chain oils Gear oils Lubricant fluids additives
LIGALUB 45 ITD
LIGALUB 8 GE
LIGALUB 10 GE
LIGALUB 12 GE
LIGALUB 13 GE
LIGALUB 18 TMP
LIGALUB 18 TMP A
LIGALUB 18 TMP LA
LIGALUB 19 TMP
LIGALUB 20 TMP
LIGALUB 52 PE
LIGALUB 53 PE
LIGALUB 56 PE
LIGALUB 58 NPG
LIGALUB L 102
LIGALUB L 103
LIGALUB L 105
LIGALUB L 109
LIGALUB L 110
Product overview metallic soaps and fatty acids
Product Hydraulic oils Metal working Greases Chain oils Gear oils Lubricant fluids additives
LIGASTAR AL D2
LIGASTAR CA 850
LIGASTAR CA 12 OXY
LIGASTAR LI 600
LIGASTAR LI 12 OXY
LIGACID OW
LIGACID SG 3
LIGACID SG 10-12
LIGALUB FSO
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LUBRICATING GREASES
Biolubricants play also an important role in the lubricating greases industry, as greases are among others used in total loss lubrication. These total loss lubricants are released into the environment either during permanent lubrication or by relubrication.
Lubricating greases consist of base oil (65-95%), grease thickeners (5-35%) and additives. For the production of biogreases, synthetic esters based on oleochemicals are particularly suitable as base oils as they are renewable and biodegradable. Furthermore they show a good viscosity-temperature behaviour and offer low pour points.
Metallic soaps are often used as thickeners as they are also bio-degradable and predominantly based on renewable raw materials. Therefore they are complementary to the synthetic esters for the production of biogreases.
Metallic soaps can either be produced insitu during grease produc-tion or dissolved and diluted as a finished product in the base oil.
The use of finished metallic soaps is offering the advantage of preventing possible side reactions with synthetic esters in the critical reaction phase during grease production.
LUBRICATING OILS
Synthetic esters as base oils and additives
In the lubricant industry the demand for sustainable base oils and additives is continually increasing. In addition the lubricants have to be environmentally friendly. Sustainability as well as environmental safety can be realized by using natural esters or synthetic esters based on oleochemicals.
Beside the above mentioned properties biolubricants can be superior to mineral oil based lubricants in other properties: they often show better lubricating, friction and wear characteristics. Due to their low pour points the cold behaviour is likewise superior, so that these biolubricants can be used in applications with low working tem-peratures.
Another unique advantage is the good viscosity-temperature behavi-our of the synthetic lubricants. While for mineral oil based lubricants so-called viscosity index (VI) improvers have to be used to achieve a high viscosity index and thus a constant viscosity during temperature changes, no VI improvers are needed when synthetic esters are used.
Quality parameters of synthetic esters
The performance of synthetic esters depends on the product quality. The qualities can differ e.g. in purity, specification and especially in the quality of the fatty acid. These differences are elaborated with different grades of TMP trioleates in the graphs (figure 1-4) on the next page. It becomes apparent that product LIGALUB 18 TMP A HO, which is based on a high-oleic acid, partly shows superior test results. This appears in the heat and oxidation stability as well as in the demulsifying behaviour. Finally these are properties which assure better performance and long durability and therefore offer essential and measurable economic advantages.
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Fatty acids, metallic soaps and alkaline soaps
Beside our broad portfolio of base oils we also offer high-quality metallic and alkaline soaps and fatty acids.
Due to their polar character fatty acids have an excellent adhesive force on metallic surfaces and build under suitable conditions of pressure, temperature and concentration metallic soap layers with the basic material. These carry the lubrication in the boundary area, i.e. where the basic oil alone is no longer and high-pressure additives have not yet become effective.
Alkaline soaps also have a high affinity to metals and due to their surface coverage and natural alkalinity they protect from corrosion and support the lubrication. Metallic soaps on aluminium basis influence the structure of base oils.
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Product Description Ash % Metal content % Humidity % Free fatty acid % Melting point (°C)
LIGASTAR AL D2 Aluminium salt of a 10,0 – 11,0 4,7 – 5,8 < 2 3,0 – 5,0 ~ 165 technical stearic acid
LIGASTAR CA 850 Calcium salt of a 9,5 – 10,5 6,8 – 7,5 < 3 < 1 150 – 160 technical stearic acid
LIGASTAR CA 12 Calcium salt of a 8,5 – 9,9 6,1 – 7,1 < 3 < 1 135 – 147OXY hydroxy stearic acid
LIGASTAR LI 600 Lithium salt of a 4,7 – 5,4 2,2 – 2,5 < 0,5 < 2 190 – 210 technical stearic acid
LIGASTAR LI 12 Lithium salt of a 4,5 – 5,4 2,1 – 2,5 < 0,5 0,5 > 200OXY hydroxy stearic acid
METALLIC SOAPS with typical values
PRODUCT OVERVIEW with typical values
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Product Description Viscosity 40° C (mm2/s) Viscosity 100° C (mm2/s) VI AV (mg KOH/g) SV (mg KOH/g) IV (gl2/100g) OHV (mg KOH/g) CP (°C) PP (°C) Flash point (°C)
LIGALUB 45 ITD Mono ester ~ 16 ~ 4 > 150 < 0,5 110 – 135 < 2 < 10 < 10 < 8 –
LIGALUB 8 GE Glycerol ester 13 – 16 ~ 3,5 ~ 150 < 0,1 335 – 350 < 0,5 < 5 < -5 < -10 > 230
LIGALUB 10 GE Glycerol ester 85 – 105 ~ 11 ~ 100 < 1 165 – 177 < 90 245 – 265 < 15 < 10 > 200
LIGALUB 12 GE Glycerol ester 40 – 50 ~ 8 ~ 170 < 1 178 – 182 100 – 130 75 – 90 < 5 < 0 > 250
LIGALUB 13 GE Glycerol ester 33 – 40 ~ 8 ~ 220 < 0,2 185 – 195 110 – 130 < 5 < 0 – > 300
LIGALUB 18 TMP Polyol ester 40 – 50 ~ 9 > 180 < 1,5 178 – 187 < 90 < 20 < -15 < -30 > 300
LIGALUB 18 TMP A Polyol ester 42 – 50 ~ 10 > 180 < 1 178 – 187 < 90 < 14 < -20 < -40 > 300
LIGALUB 18 TMP LA Polyol ester 42 – 50 ~ 10 > 180 < 0,2 178 – 187 < 90 < 5 < -20 < -40 > 300
LIGALUB 19 TMP Polyol ester 17 – 21 ~ 4,5 > 140 < 0,3 300 – 320 < 1 < 5 < -15 < -40 > 240
LIGALUB 20 TMP Polyol ester 38 – 45 ~ 8 ~175 < 1 220 – 250 < 20 < 15 – < -5 > 300
LIGALUB 52 PE Polyol ester 60 – 70 ~ 12 ~190 < 1 188 – 195 82 – 93 < 10 < -10 < -20 > 300
LIGALUB 53 PE Polyol ester 27,5 – 35 – – < 0,3 – < 1 < 5 – – –
LIGALUB 56 PE Polyol ester 90 – 110 ~ 13 ~130 < 2 170 – 180 80 – 90 115 – 140 < 0 < -20 > 270
LIGALUB 58 NPG Polyol ester 23 – 28,5 ~ 6 ~170 < 1 176 – 186 < 90 < 14 – < -20 > 270
LIGALUB L 102 Saturated complex ester 42 – 50 – – < 0,5 ~330 < 1 < 10 < - 20 < - 20 –
LIGALUB L 103 Unsaturated complex ester 300 – 350 ~ 46 ~ 190 < 1 260 – 275 < 80 < 15 < -20 < -20 > 300
LIGALUB L 105 Saturated complex ester 100 – 120 ~ 15 ~ 150 < 0,5 360 – 380 < 1 < 10 < -20 < -40 > 250
LIGALUB L 109 Unsaturated complex ester 200 – 240 ~ 34 ~ 190 < 1 235 – 250 < 80 < 15 < -20 < -10 > 300
LIGALUB L 110 Unsaturated complex ester 62 – 74 ~ 13 ~ 190 < 1,5 195 – 205 < 90 < 15 < -15 < -30 > 300
Esters with typical values
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Product Description Viscosity 40° C (mm2/s) Viscosity 100° C (mm2/s) VI AV (mg KOH/g) SV (mg KOH/g) IV (gl2/100g) OHV (mg KOH/g) CP (°C) PP (°C) Flash point (°C)
LIGALUB 45 ITD Mono ester ~ 16 ~ 4 > 150 < 0,5 110 – 135 < 2 < 10 < 10 < 8 –
LIGALUB 8 GE Glycerol ester 13 – 16 ~ 3,5 ~ 150 < 0,1 335 – 350 < 0,5 < 5 < -5 < -10 > 230
LIGALUB 10 GE Glycerol ester 85 – 105 ~ 11 ~ 100 < 1 165 – 177 < 90 245 – 265 < 15 < 10 > 200
LIGALUB 12 GE Glycerol ester 40 – 50 ~ 8 ~ 170 < 1 178 – 182 100 – 130 75 – 90 < 5 < 0 > 250
LIGALUB 13 GE Glycerol ester 33 – 40 ~ 8 ~ 220 < 0,2 185 – 195 110 – 130 < 5 < 0 – > 300
LIGALUB 18 TMP Polyol ester 40 – 50 ~ 9 > 180 < 1,5 178 – 187 < 90 < 20 < -15 < -30 > 300
LIGALUB 18 TMP A Polyol ester 42 – 50 ~ 10 > 180 < 1 178 – 187 < 90 < 14 < -20 < -40 > 300
LIGALUB 18 TMP LA Polyol ester 42 – 50 ~ 10 > 180 < 0,2 178 – 187 < 90 < 5 < -20 < -40 > 300
LIGALUB 19 TMP Polyol ester 17 – 21 ~ 4,5 > 140 < 0,3 300 – 320 < 1 < 5 < -15 < -40 > 240
LIGALUB 20 TMP Polyol ester 38 – 45 ~ 8 ~175 < 1 220 – 250 < 20 < 15 – < -5 > 300
LIGALUB 52 PE Polyol ester 60 – 70 ~ 12 ~190 < 1 188 – 195 82 – 93 < 10 < -10 < -20 > 300
LIGALUB 53 PE Polyol ester 27,5 – 35 – – < 0,3 – < 1 < 5 – – –
LIGALUB 56 PE Polyol ester 90 – 110 ~ 13 ~130 < 2 170 – 180 80 – 90 115 – 140 < 0 < -20 > 270
LIGALUB 58 NPG Polyol ester 23 – 28,5 ~ 6 ~170 < 1 176 – 186 < 90 < 14 – < -20 > 270
LIGALUB L 102 Saturated complex ester 42 – 50 – – < 0,5 ~330 < 1 < 10 < - 20 < - 20 –
LIGALUB L 103 Unsaturated complex ester 300 – 350 ~ 46 ~ 190 < 1 260 – 275 < 80 < 15 < -20 < -20 > 300
LIGALUB L 105 Saturated complex ester 100 – 120 ~ 15 ~ 150 < 0,5 360 – 380 < 1 < 10 < -20 < -40 > 250
LIGALUB L 109 Unsaturated complex ester 200 – 240 ~ 34 ~ 190 < 1 235 – 250 < 80 < 15 < -20 < -10 > 300
LIGALUB L 110 Unsaturated complex ester 62 – 74 ~ 13 ~ 190 < 1,5 195 – 205 < 90 < 15 < -15 < -30 > 300
Product Description AV (mg KOH/g) SV (mg KOH/g) IV (gl2/100g) CP (°C) Melting point (°C)
LIGACID OW liquid, unsaturated 199 – 205 200 – 206 90 – 100 < 10 – monocarboxylic acid
LIGACID SG 3 solid, saturated 195 – 205 189 – 208 < 3 – 55 – 65 monocarboxylic acid
LIGACID SG 10-12 solid, saturated 195 – 207 202 – 210 10 – 12 – 47 – 57 monocarboxylic acid
LIGALUB FSO solid, saturated 172 – 185 180 – 192 < 4 – 72 – 78 monocarboxylic acid
FATTY ACIDS with typical values
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