Can we use the canola oil from the supermarket to lubricate machinery and run hydraulics?
No, not feasibly. Machine specifications require the use of our high-tech additives, just as petroleum lubricants require their own packages of additives. In order to assure that machinery is not damaged after several uses, and depending upon the application, additive, packages may include anti-oxidants, anti-wear, pour point depressants and other chemicals to enable the oil to remain stabilized and to work properly and economically over a reasonable cycle period, after which the reservoirs have to be re-supplied. Are Green Oil products more or less combustible than competing petroleum base products? Bi degradable products are flame resistant with much higher flash points. That would make them slightly less combustible. What are the issues related to odor of Green Oil vs. petroleum products from the standpoints of manufacture and from equipment operations? All vegetable oil products should be bleached and deodorized, rendering them acceptable by industry standards. Unlike pungent petro
