Lubricant Technology: Fundamentals and Applications [Hardcover]

1. Fundamentals of Lubricants and Lubrication. 2. Type of base oils used in lubricant formulation and their application scenarios. 3. SURFACE PROTECTANTS ADDITVES. 4. Lubricant Additives: Protectant agents. 5. Lubrication Regimes and Mechanisms. 6. Lubricating greases. 7. Prospects of Bio-Lubricants in the Area of Tribology. 8. Next-Generation Nanolubricants: From Colloidal Stability to Tribological Performance. 9. Ionic Liquid as lubricant additives. 10. Exploring the Phenomenon of Superlubricity: Understanding the principles and mechanisms for current and future applications. 11. Advancements in lubricants towards energy efficiency and sustainability. 12. Used oil disposal. 13. New Tendencies in Lubrication  Selected Case Studies

The?book covers different aspects of lubricant technology such as lubricant chemistry, formulation, categories, and eco-friendliness with emphasis on recent advances in lubricants for sustainability. It discusses onsite oil analysis methods, identifying the root cause of machine failure using various oil analysis tests, and oil sampling.

Upendra Maurya completed his Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Mumbai, India, in 2012 and M.Tech. in Industrial Tribology and Maintenance Management from the National Institute of Technology Srinagar, India, in 2016. During his Masters program, he worked as a visiting researcher at the CSIRIndian Institute of Petroleum, Dehradun, India, studying the influence of molecular chain length on lubricant properties. He earned his Ph.D. from the National Institute of Technology Warangal (NITW), India, specializing in the development of hybrid nanolubricants using ionic liquids and nanoparticles. He is currently an Assistant Professor at the Mechanical Engineering Department, Pimpri Chinchwad College of Engineering, Pune, India. With over 12 publications in reputed international journals, his research foculã‰