A New Paradigm in Biodegradability with Performance

The ERUCiCHEM® name of International Lubricants, Inc.’s division of agricultural (oil) based products was conceived from the free acid name of erucic acid.  Erucic acid is produced by the hydrolysis of its’ corresponding triglyceride ester, which is present in some agricultural oils.

In addition to having developed agricultural based lubricant products for general industrial applications, the ERUCiCHEM Division of International Lubricants, Inc. has also developed unique lubricant products for such diverse industries as cosmetics, automobile and metalworking.

International Lubricants, Inc.’s introduction of agricultural based products as replacements for traditional hydrocarbon based lubricants has resulted in the introduction of three groundbreaking patented and proprietary lubricant technologies – Liquid Wax Esters (LXE®), Synergol® Lubricity and Anti-Wear Technology and a completely biobased and natural polymeric telomer for cosmetic applications, which is sold under the trade name of Glossamer® L6600.

ERUCiCHEM® High Performance Vegetable Oil-Based Thickeners and
VI Improvers

ERUCiCHEM Telomers:

• 4 deliver high performance in a wide variety of base stocks
• 4 are readily biodegradable according to EPA 560/6-82-603 with unacclimated inculum
• 4 are aquatically non-toxic
• 4 are available in a variety of grades from 500 SUS through 5,000 SUS

High Pressure Reactor

Friction & Wear Testing

Gas Chromatograph

Product Line (Division of ILI)

Biodegradable additive packages