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Lubricants from Vegetable Oils
Industrial Products from the Soil
by Jessica Nelson
2001, 20 pages
$12.00

Vegetable oil-based lubricants are emerging as a high-performance environmentally friendly alternative to the more commonly purchased petroleum oil lubricants. Users choose vegetable oil-based lubricants because they perform as well or better than petroleum oils, are readily biodegradable and low in toxicity, and offer worker safety advantages.

Lubricants from Vegetable Oil provides an overview of the use of vegetable oil-based lubricants in industrial and automotive applications, and identifies companies that sell these products. The report is the third the Carbohydrate Economy's Industrial Products from the Soil series.

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Biochemicals for the Automotive Industry
Industrial Products from the Soil
by Michelle Carstensen and David Morris
1997, 20 pages
$12.00

This popular report highlights the use of plant based products in the automotive industry. Applications discussed include cleaning and degreasing, paint stripping, spray paint application, automotive fluids and lubricants, and interior components.

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Biochemicals for the Printing Industry
Industrial Products from the Soil
by Michelle Carstensen and David Morris
1997, 20 pages
$12.00

Plant matter-based materials for press cleaning, blanket washes, and inks can save printing businesses money, while reducing pollution and improving worker safety. The report reviews biobased inks, ink additives and cleaning solvents.

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Lubricants from Vegetable Oils
Biochemicals for the Printing Industry
Biochemicals for the Automotive Industry
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