Biocompatible Materials Used in Iran to Make Industrial Lubricants with Long Lifespan
The knowledge-based Shimi San’at Roshd Sahand company in Tabriz in Northwestern Iran produced and commercialized carbon quantum dots which are now used in making lubricant oils for application in machining devices, Motogen firm and the giant Iranian auto-making company, SAIPA.
Carbon quantum dots are used in industrial lubricants due to their ability to transfer heat. The use of this nanostructure reduces the friction of industrial machine parts.
Also, the Iran-made product can be used in making fluorescent colors, polishes and industrial cleaners.
This product settles most of the problems related to machining devices and provides suitable conditions for the consumer from an economic and environmental point of view.
The lubricant does not spoil and smell, and due to its special formulation, no bacteria can grow in the environment. Also, the lifespan of this lubricant is estimated to be one year, while most of the lubricants existing in the market have a lifespan of less than two months.
In a relevant development earlier this month, an Iranian knowledge-based company succeeded in production of lubricant oils for aircraft engine.
"We produce automobile and industrial diesel engine oils, but we did not have engine oil for aviation industry in the country and we decided to produce it to prevent imports, and now we are one of the five companies in the world that can produce it,” said Mohammad Javad Khajeh, the product manager of Pravia company stationed at the incubator center of Islamic Azad University's Science and Research branch.
"HF 510 and SA 500 oils and several other special oils to the aircraft are produced in our company. Lubricant should exist in the engine of an aircraft for its parts to move, and if there is no oil, these parts will rub against each other and cause damage and leave negative impact on the engine,” he added.
Khajeh said that Babolsar and Ramsar airports in Northern Iran have so far purchased the engine oil, adding that talks are underway with Russia for export.
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