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    Tag: Oil life

    How Does Lubricant Oxidize? A Beginner’s Guide

    Oil oxidation is an undesirable series of chemical reactions involving oxygen that degrades the quality of an oil; it is the primary degradation mecha…
    Rafe Britton 5 December 2021

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    How Does Lubricant Oxidize? A Beginner's Guide

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    Oil oxidation is an undesirable series of chemical reactions involving oxygen that degrades the quality of an oil; it is the primary degradation mechanism for in service lubricating oils. The reaction occurs between oil, additive molecules and oxygen, although the full process is a complex series of chain reactions. Oxidation causes viscosity increases and formation…
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