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gren tribology"Green" tribology in manufacturing

Environmentally-benign powders and vegetable oils are being optimally mixed and tested for green manufacturing. This is a collaboration with Prof. Mike Lovell, Univ. of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. It is our goal to develop advanced petroleum-free lubrication alternatives that will displace conventional oil lubricants.

PFTL Researcher(s): Dr. Aslam Kabir, Randyka Pudjoprawoto

Method(s) employed: Pin-on disk tribometry, tribological modeling, and surface profilometry

Sponsor(s): Mascaro Sustainability Initiative

Reference(s): Kabir, A., Higgs III, C. F., Lovell, M., "A Pin-on Disk Experimental Study On A Green Particulate-Fluid Lubricant," ASME J. of Tribology, Vol.130, 2008