A unique extraction, recovery and enriching process has been developed by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) that utilizes both plant and animal material to produce compounds that have been demonstrated to have superior lubricity properties and health benefits. Plant material evaluated includes soybean, canola, palm, olive, hemp, sunflower, flax, corn, rapeseed, coconut and wood fibre. Animal material evaluated includes swine, poultry and beef. The lubricity features of concentrated derivates from plant and animal fats, oils and greases have been tested in diesel fuel, unleaded gasoline and motor oil. These derivatives have enhanced lubricity properties that lower engine surface area wear, improve fuel economy and reduce harmful emissions. Tests conducted with these derivates have shown to exceed diesel fuel lubricity claims of conventional petroleum based diesel fuel (petrodiesel) and plant base products (biodiesel) such as SuperLubricity, SoyGold® and Tolad®. Concentrated derivates from plant and animal fats, oils and greases have proven health benefits such as reducing the risk of coronary heart disease. In addition, there is potential use of concentrated derivates in the cosmetic industry.

This breakthrough technology provides opportunities to businesses in the following industries: 1) The petroleum industry as a superior performing, environmentally friendly bio-lubricate additive for diesel fuel, unleaded gasoline and motor oil. 2) The health industry, as alternative sources of biological compounds to be incorporated into functional foods. 3) The cosmetic industry as an additive to beauty aid products.

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Several agri-businesses have participated in R&D, field testing and scale-up. This technology is available for licensing in the growing bio-fuel market and for further assessment as health and beauty aids.

This novel extraction, recovery and enrichment process has been tested with a number of commercially available oilseed crops and tallow, critically assessed and refined. Derivates from this purification process have been assessed for lubricity in the laboratory using a Munson Roller On Cylinder Lubricity Evaluator (M-ROCLE; Munson, J. W., Hertz, P. B., Dalai, A. K. and Reaney, M. T. Lubricity survey of low-level bidodiesel fuel additive using the “Munson ROCLE” bench test, SAE paper 1999-01-3590). Field evaluation of various derivatives at various concentrations as an additive to unleaded gasoline has been assessed up to 10,000 km of driving under summer and winter conditions with both cold and hot starts. Results have demonstrated measurable reduction in engine wear and improved fuel economy. This process has been critically refined to isolate derivatives such as sterols that have been known to provide health benefits. Further assessments with commercially available products are required.

For more information, please contact: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Office of Intellectual Property and Commercialization (OIPC), Ottawa, Canada Email:Innovation@agr.gc.ca