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US 7,297,666 B2Granted
Use of o/w emulsions for chain lubrication
AssigneeEcolab Inc.
InventorsStefan Küpper, Christina Kohlstedde, Michael Schneider
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Abstract
The invention relates to the use of an O/W emulsion, in particular a PIT emulsion, for lubricating conveyor belt systems in food industries as well as a lubricant concentrate based on an O/W emulsion, in particular a PIT emulsion, of wax esters.
Claims38
A method of lubricating a container conveyor comprising
- applying an oil in water emulsion composition to a portion of the conveyor or a portion of the container, the oil component of the emulsion composition comprising a wax ester.
A container conveyor lubricant composition comprising:
- (a) a wax ester;
- (b) at least one alcohol component selected from the group consisting of a monohydroxy alcohol, a dihydroxy alcohol, and a trihydroxy alcohol;
- and
- (c) at least one additional component selected from the group consisting of:
- (i) a nitrogen-containing, aliphatic, organic compound with less than 10 carbon atoms in the molecule;
- (ii) an organic carboxylic acid having 1 to 10 carbon atoms in the molecule;
- (iii) and mixtures thereof.
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