Preparation of Grease using Organic Thickener

Nur Suhaila, Anang Japar and Mohd Aizudin, Abd Aziz and Mohd Najib, Razali and Nur Aini Liyana, Zakaria and Nurul Waheeda, Abdu Rahman (2019) Preparation of Grease using Organic Thickener. Materials Today: Proceedings, 19 (Part 4). pp. 1303-1308. ISSN 2214-7853. (Published)

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Abstract

This paper aimed to study of the behaviour of organic thickener in the grease formulation. In this study different types of organic thickener (polypropylene, chitosan, cellulose) with different percentage has been tested in grease formulation. The percentage of base oil and thickener used were 65 to 75% of base oil and 25 to 35% of thickener. The formulation was done by dispersing the thickener in the base oil at temperature of 110°C for 3 hours. Several tests were conducted to evaluate the grease properties, including its consistency, oil bleeding, and oil separation. It was found that polypropylene-thickened grease shows most desirable properties with consistency of NLGI no. 1, > -15% of oil bleeding and < 4% of oil separation, compared to other organic thickener. It was shown that 70 – 75% of base oil with 25 to 30% of polypropylene thickener were the best formulation. However, all of the formulated greases were unable to withstand high temperature as it tends to fully liquefied.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Grease, Organic thickener, Chitosan, Cellulose, Polypropylene
Subjects: T Technology > TP Chemical technology
Faculty/Division: Institute of Postgraduate Studies
Faculty of Chemical and Process Engineering Technology
Depositing User: Noorul Farina Arifin
Date Deposited: 13 Aug 2021 07:35
Last Modified: 13 Aug 2021 07:35
URI: http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/31823
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