Abstract
Indigenous production of crude oil in India is far short of demand and crude oil must be imported especially for the production of high-quality lubricating oil base stocks. With a view to conserve and eventually replace petroleum base stocks, oil derived from jojoba is a possible substitute. Considering the requirements of small two-stroke gasoline engines and the properties of jojoba oil compared with conventional formulations, some experimental blends based on jojoba oil were prepared and screened for physico-chemical, wear and scuffing characteristics. As the results were encouraging, the piston-tightening, wear and deposit-forming tendencies were assessed in a short duration engine test. The results show that jojoba oil has a good potential to replace mineral oil base stocks in two-strole gasoline engine oil formulations.
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