Development of bio-lubricant from waste musa paradisiaca enhance by crystallised structure of scallop-shell nanoparticles

Chye, Wong Jie (2023) Development of bio-lubricant from waste musa paradisiaca enhance by crystallised structure of scallop-shell nanoparticles. Project Report. Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Melaka, Malaysia. (Submitted)

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Abstract

Nowadays, lubrication oil is widely used in various fields. Traditional lubrication oils sourced from petroleum oil cause serious pollution to the environment especially to soil and water resources when they enter through various channels such as transportation, leakage, splashing, spillage, or improper discharge. The study on the countermeasure of these issues leads to the development of lubricant from organic sources which tend to get attention these days. Extraction oil from vegetable or fruit waste offers high promise as a petroleum-based replacement. This study aims to formulate a new bio-based oil from the banana peel with the addition of scallop-shell nanoparticles as additives. The process involves extracting the banana peel oil by using Soxhlet Extraction Fat Analyzer SZF-06A machine, the extracted oil was mixed with 0.5 vol% of Scallop-Shell nanoparticles as an additive, and the samples were then homogenised by ultrasonication. A tribological test was conducted by using a four-ball tester according to the ASTM D-4172 where the CoF and WSD were evaluated for each sample. SEM was conducted to verify the wear mechanism occur. Samples with Scallop- Shell nanoparticles were shown to have the best CoF (0.08385) and WSD (0.67mm) results in developing a new bio- lubricant. As a result, scallop-shell nanoparticles improved their physical properties, along with enhancing the good anti-wear and anti-friction characteristics of the lubricant mixtures compared to mineral oil. Banana peel oil have met the essential criteria as a bio-based lubricant and can replace mineral oil derived from petroleum oil as a new, advanced, renewable bio-based lubricant for industrial applications that care for the environment and save costs.

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