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Industrial Uses for Synthetic Oils and Fire Resistant Lubricants

There are many uses for fluorochemicals and(liquid fluorine and chlorine trifluoride)
organic halocarbon compounds in industry andthat don't play well with these synthetic
commerce. Sometimes fluoro-chemicals are theoils.
safer alternative to chemicals that were
designed to use chlorine instead. There areOther industrial uses for fluorochemical
many medical applications of halocarbonlubricants involve those with the longest
chemicals, too, such as a wide range ofchains - synthetic waxes. These are very
anaesthetic compounds. However, the mostoften used in conjunction with the metals
directly industrial use is as the wide rangeindustry as coatings. While waxes are most
of  synthetic,  inert  oils  available today.often used with finished products, oils are
sometimes used to coat the inside of pumps
Perhaps most notably, these oils are entirelythat may be used with highly reactive
synthetic - using no hydrocarbon constituentssubstances.
- these synthetic oils are totally inert and
able to be used in applications with pureMany industries that routinely use dangerous
high pressure oxygen or chlorine. They arechemicals rely upon inert oils and
also unusually resistant to degradation, evenlubricants. The bleaching of wood pulp for
under extreme conditions such as thosepaper and (ironically perhaps) the treatment
encountered at a foundry, as in the case ofof water sources with chlorine and are two
metalworking  fluids.examples of industries that are dependent
upon halocarbon oils to keep safe. Many
Of course, fluorine is a remarkable andchemical firms rely upon such inert oils as
dangerous substance. Utterly toxic in itsinert  solvents.
native form, it tightly bonds with other
atoms. Its reactions are intense and unique.There are several "aggressive" substances
In the case of inert oils or lubricants, thethat require equipment to be coated or
hydrogens of a typical petrochemicallubricated with a substance that will stand
lubricant are all removed, leaving onlyup to chemical attack. Fluorochemicals are
fluorine and chlorine tightly in their place.especially good at resisting chemicals such
as full-strength hydrogen peroxide, chlorine
It is no wonder that the use ofand liquid oxygen. Many labs choose to use
fluorochemical lubricants has been soinert lubricants as high temperature grease
widespread in industry. Possibly, the onlyto  lubricate  lab  equipment.
thing keeping synthetic oil from being far
more widely adopted is the price associatedJust as synthetic lubricants are suitable for
with them. This is a consequence of thehigh temperature applications, they are also
danger and complexity inherent withideally suited to very low temperature
fluorochemical manufacture. Some industriesapplications because the viscosity can be
have a choice and prefer to stick with othervery finely tailored to the job. As you might
options, though recycling halocarbon oils canexpect from the same element that is at the
make  the  cost  of  their  use  lower.core of non-stick coatings for frying pans,
these inert lubricants remain quite slippery
However, at the turn of the 21st century,even  under  adverse  conditions.
there are plenty of industries and trades
where fully synthetic lubricants areBecause fluorinated synthetic lubricants are
absolutely necessary, such as the machiningfully oxygen compatible, they are safe to use
of zirconium, tungsten, tantalum or niobium.in even the most intense applications, such
These exotic metals have become far moreas situations where pure oxygen is kept under
widespread since the widespread adoption ofhigh pressure and when other lubricants and
metalworking fluids. At this time, theysealants would have been oxidized away.
cannot be reliably fabricated in the sameAnyone who has ever worked with compressed or
manner  without high temperature, inert oils.liquid oxygen knows that practicing oxygen
safety is the first and foremost concern
Synthetic oils are also used in highworking with such systems. Having inert
temperature and high performance automobilelubricants you can rely upon is a relief for
applications, though their major use inprofessionals that didn't enjoy such a degree
transportation is with aerospace. Bearingsof  safety  in  the  past.
and gears are especially likely to use inert
lubricants because of high temperatures andIn addition to its use as a synthetic
oxygen. Many such synthetic lubricants havelubricant, fluorochemical oils and compounds
been inspected and approved by NASA, amongcan also be used to repel water and soil and
others.is often used on high traffic fabrics as a
repellent.
That said, there are some instances where the
usual benefits of using a synthetic lubricantThe use of inert oils as synthetic lubricants
are negated by an unfortunate reaction. As isand metalworking fluids, suitable for high or
typical for a fluorochemical compound, whenlow temperature use with some of the most
something doesn't work, it is readily orreactive chemicals on Earth make
painfully obvious. There are several metalsfluorochemical oils a very important part of
(sodium and potassium) and other compoundsseveral important industries.



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