BIODEGRADABLE LUBRICANT COMPOSITIONS HAVING HIGH COMPATIBILITY WITH ELASTOMERS FOR USE IN MARINE APPLICATIONS, IN PARTICULAR IN THE AREA OF STERN TUBE LUBRICATION

摘要

The invention relates to the use of lubricant compositions based on estolides in marine applications, in inland water and in offshore systems, i.e. for the lubrication of bearings, propeller paddles, propeller shafts, machine components and systems, which come into contact with salt water in marine applications or with water and/or aqueous media in inland water applications. The lubricant compositions are biodegradable and have high compatibility with elastomers. The lubricant compositions are based on trimethylol complex esters or poly(iso)butene and estolides for use in marine applications, as well as in the area of stern tube lubrication.