{"id":6853,"date":"2017-07-28T08:00:24","date_gmt":"2017-07-28T14:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ulprospector.com\/knowledge\/?p=6853"},"modified":"2017-11-06T12:27:15","modified_gmt":"2017-11-06T18:27:15","slug":"lmf-green-lubricants-making-global-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ulprospector.ul.com\/6853\/lmf-green-lubricants-making-global-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Green Lubricants: Making a Global Case"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6855 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/ulprospector.ul.com\/media\/2017\/07\/green-plant-731487_600x400-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Green plant - read about sustainability and green lubricants in the Prospector Knowledge Center.\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ulprospector.ul.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/green-plant-731487_600x400-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ulprospector.ul.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/green-plant-731487_600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/strong>Key concepts<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Keep sustainability and green chemistry in mind while managing projects.<\/li>\n<li>Maintenance, team commitment, material selection, and a solid business case are key to a successful green strategy.<\/li>\n<li>Ignorance of waste-treatment systems can add significant cost to plant operations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cGreen\u201d has become more than a buzzword. Most industrialized nations are embracing the green culture on some level, leading smart industrial managers think in terms of sustainability and \u201cgreen\u201d chemistry.<\/p>\n<p>Sustainability means our efforts and processes should be sustainable in the long term. An easier way to look at sustainability is meeting the needs of the present, without adversely affecting the future, as STLE-member Jim D\u2019Arcy of GM once said.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6856\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"width: 300px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6856\" src=\"https:\/\/ulprospector.ul.com\/media\/2017\/07\/green-raw-water-300x188.png\" alt=\"Green chemistry is the idea that we design chemical products and processes to reduce or eliminate the use or generation of hazardous substances. Read about green lubricant systems in the Prospector Knowledge Center.\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ulprospector.ul.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/green-raw-water-300x188.png 300w, https:\/\/ulprospector.ul.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/green-raw-water.png 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Green chemistry is the idea that we design chemical products and processes to reduce or eliminate the use or generation of hazardous substances.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Green chemistry<\/strong> incorporates several ideas:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>design chemical products and processes to reduce or eliminate the use or generation of hazardous substances<\/li>\n<li>include a reasonable level of biodegradability<\/li>\n<li>reduce hazards to the environment<\/li>\n<li>global cost-competitiveness\u2014not only geographically and geopolitically but also in terms of a total systems perspective<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Creating a global business case for green lubricants<\/h3>\n<p>Proper fluid and waste stream management offers an opportunity to maximize profitability, and enhance the company\u2019s green image both internally and in the community. In this case, a global business case also helps achieve green goals. Incorporating eco-minded processes can improve cost efficiency and even serve as a source of indirect revenue:<br \/>\n\u2022 purchase fewer new lubricants<br \/>\n\u2022 reduce the cost of waste treatment<br \/>\n\u2022 sell certain wastes as boiler fuel<br \/>\n\u2022 eliminate fines<\/p>\n<h3>Key components to a successful green lubricants strategy<\/h3>\n<p>The following tenets are essential for a sustainability program:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Implement and maintain a proactive maintenance program<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>Fixing leaks comes first. This directly reduces new lubricant costs as we decrease waste\u2014plus reducing pollution load and minimizing employee exposure protects the environment.<\/li>\n<li>Proactively seeking out root causes of equipment failures and fixing them reduces downtime, replacement parts costs, overtime, and more.<\/li>\n<li>Proper maintenance avoids costs associated with manufacturing and shipping new parts. All this leads to living more efficiently and, therefore, more sustainably.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li><strong>Secure a top-down commitment. <\/strong>Every manager and employee must buy into the concepts of reducing waste and pollutants, conserving resources and recycling materials at every stage of the product life cycle. These pices improve the environment at each stage.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li><strong>Track performance in all aspects of the operation. <\/strong>Ask yourself questions like those below:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>Do we have a proactive oil analysis program that provides relevant data about our fluids?<\/li>\n<li>Can we extend lube change intervals by modest recycling or refurbishing the fluid at tank side via a simple process?<\/li>\n<li>Can we use a more biodegradable or less toxic fluid to decrease our waste-treatment budget and improve employee health and safety?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol start=\"4\">\n<li>Whether new, used, refurbished or recycled, only use lubricants or metalworking fluids that <strong>meet the specifications <\/strong>for their application.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>Reduce inventory costs by consolidating lubricants. Recycle or refurbish lubricants to extend their usable life.<\/li>\n<li>Don\u2019t risk a multimillion-dollar piece of equipment using fluids that don\u2019t meet specification.<\/li>\n<li>Justify the costs through a proper risk assessment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol start=\"5\">\n<li>Make a <strong>global business case <\/strong>for recycling. By tracking the costs at every stage of the product life cycle, we have a viable tool for measuring the impact of any changes on the whole business.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Managing spent fluids<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6857\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption alignright\" style=\"width: 222px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6857 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/ulprospector.ul.com\/media\/2017\/07\/green-waste-treatment-plant-222x300.png\" alt=\"Find out how a waste treatment plant plays a role in green lubricants processes in the Prospector Knowledge Center.\" width=\"222\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ulprospector.ul.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/green-waste-treatment-plant-222x300.png 222w, https:\/\/ulprospector.ul.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/green-waste-treatment-plant.png 510w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 222px) 100vw, 222px\" \/><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Often, plant operations people are not aware how their processes affect the operation of the waste-treatment plant.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>At some point, you have to send your spent fluids to the waste-treatment plant. This, too, should be part of your global business case and part of your thinking regarding sustainability and use of green chemistries.<\/p>\n<p>Consider how you manage the chemistries of the fluids and additives you use. Ideally, this could be an area where you minimize negative impact on the waste-treatment system operation and costs.<\/p>\n<p>Chemical treatment is one of the more common and cost-effective waste-treatment systems. In chemical treatment of waste, we basically reverse everything we have done to make the fluids we are using stable\u2014this is a key concept.<\/p>\n<p>Often, plant operations people are not aware how their waste disposal processes affect the operation of the waste-treatment plant. Consider the case when multiple waste streams from a wide variety of operations are dumped into the treatment system. This can inadvertently cause the waste treatment plant manager major problems and add significant cost to overall plant operations.<\/p>\n<p>Thus, our use of green chemistries in chemicals, fluids, and additives can reduce costs, as well as the load on the waste-treatment plant. The more stable the fluid during its use, the longer it lasts and the less frequently we send it to the waste plant.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, if the fluid is so stable (not green) that extreme measures are required for treatment, the money we saved in the operations goes to the waste-treatment plant, possibly for an overall net loss. This reiterates the importance of global thinking in our operations.<\/p>\n<p>Smart managers think in terms of sustainability and so-called green chemistry. Saving money and improving productivity, safety and profitability all are part of sustainability thinking, helping to improve the environment at each stage in the product life cycle.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key concepts Keep sustainability and green chemistry in mind while managing projects. Maintenance, team commitment, material selection, and a solid business case are key to a successful green strategy. 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