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September 2020


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This issue of the digital TLT is sponsored by Acme-Hardesty.
FEATURES

TECH BEAT
Use of heated air filtration to inactivate COVID-19
An air filter has been created that can operate at sufficiently high temperatures to inactivate SARS-CoV-2 in a very short period of time.

MARKET TRENDS
Biolubricants market during COVID-19
Market growth is expected in the next few years through the pandemic, but long-term consequences remain to be seen.

20 MINUTES
20 Minutes With Marc Masen
This associate professor at Imperial College London discusses soft material tribology.

LUBRICATION FUNDAMENTALS

Engine oil analysis
Examining the future of BN and AN as reliable indicators of oil health in heavy-duty diesel engines running on ultra-low sulfur diesel fuel. 

ADDITIVES

The additives equation
Biobased oil stocks serve up different chemical qualities than mineral oil base stocks.

GEAR LUBRICATION 

Gear oils and efficiency
What difference does gear lubrication make in the fuel-efficient drivetrain?


SOUNDING BOARD 

Electric vehicles
What are the biggest tribological issues that need to be addressed as electric cars continue to develop?

COLUMNS


PUBLISHER'S PEN                                         

Survey says...


PRESIDENT'S REPORT

Due diligence


FROM THE EDITOR

Shake your uropygial gland

HEADQUARTERS REPORT

Introducing Tribology Frontiers Week

CAREER COACH

Lubricant industry working toward a post-COVID-19 world

WORLDWIDE

Lubrication of wire ropes