PREMISE II: Comparative Life Cycle Impacts of Bio- and Petro-based Lubricants

前提 II：生物基润滑剂和石油基润滑剂的生命周期影响比较

• 批准号: 0400277
• 负责人: Thomas Theis
• 金额: $ 59.95万
• 依托单位: University of Illinois at Chicago
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2004
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2004-07-01 至 2008-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0400277&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: PREMISE; II; Comparative; Life; Cycle

The principal goal of this Product Realization Environmental Manufacturing Innovative Systems for Eco-Efficiency (PREMISE) Phase II research is to perform a holistic evaluation of the substitution of bio-based lubricants for traditional petroleum-based lubricants (mineral oils) in industrial applications, addressing the technical, economic, societal, and workplace complexities of this issue. It will provide a comprehensive analysis of the steps involved in bringing bio-based lubricants into the marketplace, relying on a comprehensive life cycle approach in which the materials, energy, and costs involved with bio-based lubricants are compared with those of petroleum-based lubricants currently in use. It contains five parts: evaluation of the performance of bio-based lubricants, including pollutant emissions, at large scale (aluminum rolling), life cycle economic analysis, assessment of the effects of regulatory factors on differential pricing, an analysis of the factors involved in the decision-making process regarding bio-based lubricants, and the potential for changes in agricultural markets as a result of the widespread adoption of bio-lubricants. This project involves researchers from academia, government, and the private sector.The industrial lubricant market in the US (not including automotive applications) is approximately 100 million gallons per year. If successful, this research will provide several benefits to society. First, bio-based lubricants, in most applications, are inherently less polluting and their manufacture uses less energy than petroleum-based alternatives. Second, bio-based products in general emit fewer greenhouse gases during their manufacture and life cycle than products made from fossil fuels. Third, soy-based lubricants have superior lubricity properties in comparison with petroleum-based lubricants, thereby offering the possibility of improved industrial throughput. Fourth, to the extent that bio-based lubricants displace petroleum-based lubricants in the marketplace, the US reliance on imported oil is lowered. Finally, although focused soybean oil, both because of its availability in US markets and past experience in adapting soy-based products to new uses, the results from this proposal will also provide an evaluative framework that can be used for other vegetable bases.

该产品实现生态效率环境制造创新系统（PREMISE）第二阶段研究的主要目标是对工业应用中生物基润滑剂替代传统石油基润滑剂（矿物油）进行全面评估，解决这一问题的技术，经济，社会和工作场所的复杂性。它将对生物基润滑剂进入市场所涉及的步骤进行全面分析，依靠全面的生命周期方法，将生物基润滑剂所涉及的材料，能源和成本与目前使用的石油基润滑剂进行比较。它包括五个部分：评估生物基润滑剂的性能，包括大规模（铝轧制）的污染物排放，生命周期经济分析，评估监管因素对差别定价的影响，分析生物基润滑剂决策过程中涉及的因素，以及由于广泛采用生物润滑剂而导致农业市场变化的可能性。该项目涉及来自学术界、政府和私营部门的研究人员。美国的工业润滑油市场（不包括汽车应用）每年约为1亿加仑。如果成功，这项研究将为社会带来一些好处。首先，在大多数应用中，生物基润滑剂本身污染较少，其制造使用的能源比石油基替代品少。第二，生物基产品在制造和生命周期中排放的温室气体一般比化石燃料产品少。第三，与石油基润滑剂相比，大豆基润滑剂具有上级润滑性能，从而提供了提高工业产量的可能性。第四，在某种程度上，生物基润滑剂取代了市场上的石油基润滑剂，美国对进口石油的依赖降低了。最后，尽管重点关注大豆油，但由于其在美国市场的可用性以及过去在调整大豆产品以适应新用途方面的经验，该提案的结果也将提供可用于其他蔬菜基地的评估框架。