The History of Lubricants
author: Ann
2024-11-06
According to records, when ancient Egypt built huge buildings, olive oil was used as a lubricant for moving stones or wood. After the emergence of trams, animal fat "tallow" was applied to the axles as a lubricant. Grease, which means lubricant, comes from the Latin word Grussus, which means fat. This may be because Grease is very similar to fat at the beginning.
After entering the Middle Ages, with the widespread use of more complex machinery using iron and copper, lubricating products with more diverse raw materials such as sperm oil, castor oil, peanut oil, and rapeseed oil appeared, but basically they could not get rid of animal fats or vegetable fats and fats, and their use did not rely on scientific analysis, but mostly on experience.
The history of modern lubricants officially began with oil drilling in Pennsylvania, USA in the 19th century. At that time, whale oil was used as a lubricant for textile machinery, and it was found that the service life could be extended by more than 10 years after adding oil. After that, lubricants were quickly replaced by petroleum-based products.
The era of mass production at the beginning of the 20th century required more complex and sophisticated machinery and equipment, so lubricants began to be used in more difficult environments than in the past. In particular, after World Wars 1 and 2, the rapid development of automobiles, airplanes, diesel trains, missiles, and large ships led to the rapid development of oil refining and lubricant products. The Solvent Refining process was invented in the 1920s, and after entering the 1930s, the practice of additives to improve the performance of lubricant products was gradually promoted throughout the industry.
Later, with the popularity of jet airliners in the 1950s, it was necessary to develop lubricant products that could operate smoothly in environments below -50 degrees Celsius, so synthetic lubricants and multi-purpose lubricants appeared. In the 1970s, the hydrocracking process appeared, and in 1990, the more advanced hydroisomerization process appeared. High-quality lubricants with performance close to synthetic lubricants can be developed and produced from ordinary mineral oils.
Recently, not only the performance of lubricant products, but also factors affecting the environment have been included in the key considerations. Many chemists, scientists, engineers, oil refinery companies, metallurgists and other related industry professionals are conducting continuous research to continuously improve the performance of lubricant products.
After entering the Middle Ages, with the widespread use of more complex machinery using iron and copper, lubricating products with more diverse raw materials such as sperm oil, castor oil, peanut oil, and rapeseed oil appeared, but basically they could not get rid of animal fats or vegetable fats and fats, and their use did not rely on scientific analysis, but mostly on experience.
The history of modern lubricants officially began with oil drilling in Pennsylvania, USA in the 19th century. At that time, whale oil was used as a lubricant for textile machinery, and it was found that the service life could be extended by more than 10 years after adding oil. After that, lubricants were quickly replaced by petroleum-based products.
The era of mass production at the beginning of the 20th century required more complex and sophisticated machinery and equipment, so lubricants began to be used in more difficult environments than in the past. In particular, after World Wars 1 and 2, the rapid development of automobiles, airplanes, diesel trains, missiles, and large ships led to the rapid development of oil refining and lubricant products. The Solvent Refining process was invented in the 1920s, and after entering the 1930s, the practice of additives to improve the performance of lubricant products was gradually promoted throughout the industry.
Later, with the popularity of jet airliners in the 1950s, it was necessary to develop lubricant products that could operate smoothly in environments below -50 degrees Celsius, so synthetic lubricants and multi-purpose lubricants appeared. In the 1970s, the hydrocracking process appeared, and in 1990, the more advanced hydroisomerization process appeared. High-quality lubricants with performance close to synthetic lubricants can be developed and produced from ordinary mineral oils.
Recently, not only the performance of lubricant products, but also factors affecting the environment have been included in the key considerations. Many chemists, scientists, engineers, oil refinery companies, metallurgists and other related industry professionals are conducting continuous research to continuously improve the performance of lubricant products.
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