Tribology & Lubrication Technology
 November 2013

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FEATURES

WEBINARS

Fundamentals of filters and filtration
How they uniquely trap damaging intruders while allowing fluids to continue their journey.

COMMENTARY

CLS at 20
After two decades, STLE’s signature service remains the standard of excellence for those who practice lubrication engineering.

FEATURE ARTICLE

Metathesis powers marketability of biobased lubricants
The best of both worlds—biobased eco-friendliness with the performance of synthetics.

TECH BEAT I 

Thermally stable ionic liquids
Concern about the thermal stability of currently available ionic liquids led to the preparation of a new type with improved performance.

TECH BEAT II 

Splitting water with solar energy
A new process has the potential to more efficiently produce hydrogen and oxygen.

TECH BEAT III 

Environmentally friendly thermoelectric material
A new thermoelectric material under development is indium-doped tin telluride.

SOUNDING BOARD 

Best practice
Please share one best practice you use regularly in your work and state your job title.

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CMF PLUS

ADDITIVES INTERNATIONAL 

What’s New at Additives International?

AFTON CHEMICAL 

Polymerized Vegetable Oils as Lubricants

AFTON CHEMICAL 

Formulating Low Varnish Turbine Technology

CRODA LUBRICANTS 

Leading the way naturally

THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY 

5 Reasons why Oil-Soluble Polyalkylene Glycol Consumption Doubled This Year

EXXONMOBIL CHEMICAL 

Advantages and benefits of SpectraSyn Elite™ 65 and SpectraSyn Elite™ 150 mPAO base stocks

THE LUBRIZOL CORPORATION 

A New Approach to Improving Turbine Oil Performance

TANNAS COMPANY 

Modern Engine Oil Viscometry and Viscometers – Fact and Fallacy

AMETEK TAYLOR HOBSON 

NYE Lubricants teams with Taylor Hobson in utilizing optical profilometry to develop higher performing lubricants

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COLUMNS

Varnish deposits from steam turbine oils

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