Biodegradable cutting fuids for sustainable manufacturing: a review of machining mechanisms and performance

Liew, Pay Jun and Gan, Chin Ket and Kin, Yuen Leong and Yan, Jiwang (2024) Biodegradable cutting fuids for sustainable manufacturing: a review of machining mechanisms and performance. The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 131 (3-4). pp. 955-975. ISSN 0268-3768

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Abstract

The application of biodegradable cutting fuids in metal cutting processes has raised interest among multidisciplinary researchers. Vegetable oils with long and polar fatty acid chains provide thick lubricant coatings that interact strongly with metallic surfaces, making them ideal biodegradable cutting fuids. In this review, the viscosity, oxidation performance, and machining performance of several vegetable oils, including palm, coconut, neem, and jatropha oils, were analysed and compared with conventional cutting fuids. The associated challenges in this feld are discussed, and future research directions presented. Through this review, vegetable oils with particle additives, like alumina, silicon dioxide, molybdenum disulfde, and hexagonal boron nitride, were identifed to be capable of improving the machining performance. The particles’ mending, polishing, and rolling efects are efective mechanisms for improving machining performance. Furthermore, chemical modifcation processes, such as transesterifcation and epoxidation, improve the anti-oxidation ability of vegetable oils by altering the carboxyl group (esterifcation/transesterifcation) or the fatty acid chain (epoxidation). Consequently, vegetable oils with particle additives and chemical modifcation surpass conventional cutting fuids in metal cutting operations and contribute to sustainable manufacturing technologies.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Biodegradable, Vegetable oil, Cutting fuids, Particle additive, Chemical modifcation, Sustainable machining
Divisions:	Faculty Of Industrial And Manufacturing Technology And Engineering
Depositing User:	Norfaradilla Idayu Ab. Ghafar
Date Deposited:	05 Feb 2025 15:39
Last Modified:	05 Feb 2025 15:39
URI:	http://eprints.utem.edu.my/id/eprint/28371
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