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A general life cycle assessment (LCA) study of base oils used in the manufacture of lubricating fluid is given in this chapter. The scenarios of mineral oil, a synthetic ester, and a vegetable (rapeseed triglyceride oil) are investigated. The review of LCA leads to drawing conclusions concerning the application of LCA models as evaluation tools for the development of environmentally adapted lubricants in line with IS0 14000-type industrial standard.
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Madanhire, I., Mbohwa, C. (2016). Lubricant Life Cycle Assessment. In: Mitigating Environmental Impact of Petroleum Lubricants. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31358-0_8
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