The May issue explores a novel family of base oils for bio-lubricants and outlines the ways that routine testing can help to mitigate wear. Plus, delve into the lubrication challenges associated with hydrogen engines as well as how operations excellence can contribute to a solid plant design.

Heavy-duty Lubricants

The Same but Different: The Unique Lubricant Challenges of Hydrogen Engines

Hydrogen internal combustion engines could play a major role in helping OEMs to navigate the transition to EVs, but they also pose new challenges for lubricant formulators.

Base Stocks

Secondary Polyol Ester Technology: A Novel Base Oil Family for Developing Bio-Lubricants

VBASE Oil Co. has designed and evaluated a new family of high-performance sustainable base stocks. How can they be used, and how do they differ from their counterparts?

Distribution

A Watershed Moment in Lubricant Distribution

The lubricants industry has undergone significant changes during the past few years. What challenges have these changes created, and how might they be interrelated?

Regulations, Specifications & Testing

Mitigating Unnecessary Equipment Wear

Equipment wear can be quite costly. How can routine testing and proper maintenance help to ease the burden?

Plants & Facilities

Operations Excellence: The Foundation of a Performing Plant Design

Longtime industry player Ganesan Ganapathi explains how operations excellence is the cornerstone of successful plant design.

May Base Oil Report

What Happens to a Dream Deferred?

Several base oil producers stepped out with price increase announcements in March. Might this movement be indicative of increasing demand?

May Base Oil Report Video

Lubes’n’Greases Base Oil Editor Gabriela Wheeler and Lubes’n’Greases Managing Editor Sydney Moore discuss this month’s base oil report.