Biodegradability study of high-erucic-acid-rapeseed-oil-based lubricant additives

Conference · Sun Dec 31 00:00:00 EST 1995

OSTI ID:492235

Zhou, E; Crawford, R L ^[1]; Shanahan, A; Mammel, W Jr ^[2]

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1. Univ. of Idaho, Moscow, ID (United States)
2. International Lubricants, Inc., Seattle, WA (United States)

A variety of high-erucic-acid-rapeseed (HEAR)-oil-based lubricants, lubricant additives, and greases were examined for biodegradability at the University of Idaho Center for Hazardous Waste Remediation Research. Two standard biodegradability tests were employed, a currently accepted US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) protocol and the Sturm Test. As is normal for tests that employ variable inocula such as sewage as a source of microorganisms, these procedures yielded variable results from one repetition to another. However, a general trend of rapid and complete biodegradability of the HEAR-oil-based materials was observed.

• OSTI ID: 492235
• Report Number(s): CONF-950483-; ISBN 1-57477-006-3; TRN: IM9730%%114
• Resource Relation: Conference: 3. international in situ and on-site bioreclamation symposium, San Diego, CA (United States), 24-27 Apr 1995; Other Information: PBD: 1995; Related Information: Is Part Of Monitoring and verification of bioremediation; Hinchee, R.E. [ed.] [Battelle Memorial Inst., Columbus, OH (United States)]; Douglas, G.S. [ed.] [Arthur D. Little, Inc., Cambridge, MA (United States)]; Ong, S.K. [ed.] [Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA (United States)]; PB: 283 p.; Bioremediation, Volume 3(5)
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
BIODEGRADATION
LUBRICANTS
CHEMICAL FEEDSTOCKS
REMEDIAL ACTION
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT