Dhananjoy Ghosh 
Lubricants and Waxes 
From Basics to Applications

This book covers chemistry of lubricants and waxes up to technologies applied for their commercial production including technologies in commercial operation. Grease as a lubricant in solid form including various formulations characterizing grease and liquid lubricants has been extensively covered. The environment impacts of the processes along with environment friendly processes developed have also been covered along with data in the book. To make the book more practical, various plants’ operating conditions have been provided as a part of case studies.Features: Provides updated information on the process, technologies, and application especially for production of Group-II and III base oils Covers theory behind the processes including stoichiometry of chemical reactions, physical and chemical structures, and theoretical text explanations Includes mathematical equations and data to evaluate the actual operations and/or check design of the plant Explores practical applications including commercial production of lubricants and waxes Covers various industrial case studies This book is aimed at Professionals in industries involving the application of lubricants and waxes.