Food-compatible lubricant
AssigneeBorg-Warner Corporation
InventorRoger Keith Nibert
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Abstract
A non-aqueous lubricant which is adapted for use with food-handling machinery. It comprises white mineral oil as the principal constituent and a minor proportion of a fatty amide.
Claims8
A food-grade lubricant comprising a major proportion of white mineral oil and a minor proportion, sufficient to enhance the lubricity of said lubricant, of a fatty carboxamide having the formula RCONH.sub.2 where R has 11-17 carbon atoms.
A food-grade lubricant comprising a major proportion of white mineral oil and minor proportions, sufficient to enhance the lubricity of said lubricant, of each of a fatty carboxamide having the formula RCONH.sub.2 where R has 11-17 carbon atoms and a fatty triglyceride.
A food-grade lubricant comprising a major proportion of white mineral oil, minor proportions, sufficient to enhance the lubricity of said lubricant, of each of a fatty carboxamide having the formula RCONH.sub.2 where R has 11-17 carbon atoms and lard oil, from about 0.1 to about 1.0% of an alkyl phenol and a foam inhibiting amount of polydimethylsilicone.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.