Ester-based Lubricants

These are lubricants derived from plant or vegetable oils (vegetable-derived esters or VDE) that can be used as a blend with or as a total substitute for petroleum products. In the U.S., they extract this from soy bean oil, rapeseed oil in Europe, palm oil in Indonesia and Malaysia, and coconut oil in the Philippines. Ester-based lubricants are of comparable quality with petroleum-based lubricants if not more superior. They have high lubricity which provides protection against wear and tear in the engine. The very high viscosity index, almost double that of petroleum-based (195 for 2T oil and 208 for hydraulic oil), gives reliable operation and consistent response across wide temperature ranges. Aside from high lubricity and viscosity index, ester-based lubricants are strong in solvency to eliminate gums and carbon deposits, burn efficiently due to lower distillation point, are biodegradable and help reduce smoke and harmful emissions.