Towards Green Lubrication in Machining

The book gives an overview of environmental friendly gaseous and vapour, refrigerated compressed gas, solid lubricant, mist lubrication, minimum quantity lubrication (MQL) and vegetable oils that can be used as lubricants and additives in industrial machining applications. This book introduces vegetable oils as viable and good alternative resources because of their environmental friendly, non-toxic and readily biodegradable nature. The effectiveness of various types of vegetables oils as lubricants and additives in reducing wear and friction is discussed in this book. Engineers and scientist working in the field of lubrication and machining will find this book useful.

Dr. Willey Liew Yun Hsien is an associate professor at the faculty of engineering, Universiti Malaysia Sabah Since August 2004. He received his B.Eng in Mechanical Engineering (1st class honours) from University of Leicester in 1991 and PhD from University of Cambridge in 1998 under the Cambridge Commonwealth Trust and the Overseas Research Students Scholarship. He was the recipient of Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE)/Shell Oils Tribology Award, Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) Project Prize and Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) Frederick Barnes Waldron Prize. His current research interests include tribology, precision machining, nanocoatings, novel carburization process and renewable energy. His works have been published in journals such as Wear, Tribology Letters, International Journal of Machining Science and Technology, and International Journal of Precision Engineering and Manufacturing. He serves as a reviewer for several international journals and conferences.