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Title

  • Main Title Replacement of petroleum based hydraulic fluids with a soybean-based alternative

Creator

  • Author: Rose, B.
    Creator Type: Personal
  • Author: Rivera, P.
    Creator Type: Personal

Contributor

  • Sponsor: United States. Department of Energy. Office of Financial Management and Controller.
    Contributor Type: Organization
    Contributor Info: USDOE Office of Financial Management and Controller, Washington, DC (United States)

Publisher

  • Name: Sandia National Laboratories
    Place of Publication: Albuquerque, New Mexico
    Additional Info: Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (United States)

Date

  • Creation: 1998-05-01

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: Despite the best preventative measures, ruptured hoses, spills and leaks occur with use of all hydraulic equipment. Although these releases do not usually produce a RCRA regulated waste, they are often a reportable occurrence. Clean-up and subsequent administrative procedure involves additional costs, labor and work delays. Concerns over these releases, especially related to Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) vehicles hauling waste on public roads prompted Fleet Services (FS) to seek an alternative to the standard petroleum based hydraulic fluid. Since 1996 SNL has participated in a pilot program with the University of Iowa (UNI) and selected vehicle manufacturers, notably John Deere, to field test hydraulic fluid produced from soybean oil in twenty of its vehicles. The vehicles included loaders, graders, sweepers, forklifts and garbage trucks. Research was conducted for several years at UNI to modify and market soybean oils for industrial uses. Soybean oil ranks first in worldwide production of vegetable oils (29%), and represents a tremendous renewable resource. Initial tests with soybean oil showed excellent lubrication and wear protection properties. Lack of oxidative stability and polymerization of the oil were concerns. These concerns were being addressed through genetic alteration, chemical modification and use of various additives, and the improved lubricant is in the field testing stage.
  • Physical Description: 10 p.

Subject

  • Keyword: Material Substitution
  • Keyword: Soybean Oil
  • Keyword: Lubrication
  • Keyword: Vehicles
  • Keyword: Oxidation
  • STI Subject Categories: 32 Energy Conservation, Consumption, And Utilization
  • Keyword: Modifications
  • Keyword: Field Tests
  • STI Subject Categories: 09 Biomass Fuels
  • Keyword: Hydraulic Fluids

Source

  • Conference: 14. DOE pollution prevention conference, Seattle, WA (United States), 2-4 Jun 1998

Collection

  • Name: Office of Scientific & Technical Information Technical Reports
    Code: OSTI

Institution

  • Name: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
    Code: UNTGD

Resource Type

  • Article

Format

  • Text

Identifier

  • Other: DE98005454
  • Report No.: SAND--98-1096C
  • Report No.: CONF-980654--
  • Grant Number: AC04-94AL85000
  • Office of Scientific & Technical Information Report Number: 654006
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metadc704833

Note

  • Display Note: OSTI as DE98005454
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