ABSTRACT
Lubricants are commercial consumer products and are now subject to analyses, as is the case for any other product, regarding their impact on the environment over a new concept, their “life cycle.” The effects of producing and using lubricants in society are wide-ranging, which commences from:
Their formulation, through to Their production, from main base oil and additive component parts Their beneficial effects during use Concluding with the effects of their eventual disposal
The environmental effects of lubricants can be beneficial or negative. But first, it is helpful to examine the concepts and management techniques that are used to assess the importance of these issues. The framework has changed and the issues of environmental impact and resource sustainability for lubricant production, use, and disposal have risen, and are rising further, in the public domain. These issues may not be popular, but cannot be ignored.
