Lubricant base oils from oilseed

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Most commercial lubricants are produced as a combination of a viscous hydrocarbon base stock which contributes over 70% of the lubricant mass. Additives, that improve the lubricants performance and stability, make up the remainder of the composition. Vegetable oil base stocks are often superior lubricants when compared with petroleum equivalents but have notable poor performance under certain conditions. In a recent breakthrough Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) and U of Saskatchewan scientists have discovered that the bulk of lubricity of vegetable oils is contributed by minor components present in the oil. AAFC has applied for patents to protect the intellectual property embodied in this discovery and in particular methods of enriching the highly lubricious compounds.