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Preface
Lubricant additives continue to be developed to provide improved properties and performance to
modern lubricants.
Environmental issues and applications that require lubricants to operate under severe conditions
will cause an increase in the use of synthetics. Owing to performance and maintenance reasons,
many applications that have historically relied on petroleum-derived lubricants are shifting to
synthetic lubricant-based products. Cost issues, on the contrary, tend to shift the market toward
group II and III base oils where hydrocarbons can be used. Shifts to renewable and biodegradable
uids are also needed, and this will require a greater need for new effective additives to meet the
challenges of formulating for various applications.
There are several indications that the lubricant additive industry will grow and change.
Legislation is driving changes to fuel composition and lubricant components, and therefore, future
lubricant developments will be constrained compared to what has been done in the past. Registration,
Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACh) in the European Union (EU) is
placing constraints on the incentive to develop new molecules that will serve as additives. The cost
of introduction of new proprietary materials will be the burden of the company that develops the new
material. For many common additives that are produced by several manufacturers, they will share
costs to generate any needed data on the toxicology or biodegradability of the materials.
Continued progress toward new engine oil requirements will require oils to provide improved
fuel economy and to have additive chemistry that does not degrade emission system components.
This will require a new test to evaluate the volatility of phosphorus in engine oils and to improve
the oil properties in terms of protecting the engine. Future developments and requirements will
undoubtedly require new, more severe testing protocols.
The market for lubricant additives is expected to grow. China and India, for example, represent
highly populated markets that are expected to see growth in infrastructure, and therefore a growth
in industrial equipment and number of vehicles. Many U.S. and EU companies continue to develop
a presence in Paci c and Southeast Asia through either new manufacturing in that region or sales
and distribution of ces.
More advanced technologies will require application of new types of lubricants, containing
new additive chemistries required for exploration of space and oceans. Since these remote locations
and extremes of environment require low maintenance, they will place new demands on lubricant
properties and performance.
This book would not have developed the way it has without the invaluable help and encour-
agement of many of my colleagues. I want to thank all of the authors of the chapters contained
herein for responding to the deadlines. There is always a balance between job responsibilities and
publishing projects like this one. My heartfelt thanks to each of you. It is your contributions that
have created this resource for our industry.
I especially want to thank Barbara Glunn, at Taylor & Francis Group, with whom I have worked
earlier on Synthetics, Mineral Oils and Bio-Based Lubricants, for her support to this project from
its early stages through its completion. I also want to thank Kari Budyk, project coordinator,
who has been invaluable in every way in the progress of this project and has been a tremendous
asset to me as an editor and helpful to the many contributors of this book. I also want to thank
Jennifer Derima, Jennifer Smith, and the team at Macmillan Publishing Solutions for their efforts,
patience, and understanding during the time I have been working on this book.
I also thank Paula, Eric, and Rachel for all of their support during this project.
Les Rudnick
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