In the industrial field, lubricating oil bears the important functions of lubrication and cooling, and the anti-emulsification performance is the key index to measure its quality. Anti emulsification performance refers to the lubricant and water mixing, the ability to quickly separate into oil and water phase, good anti emulsification performance can avoid the formation of emulsion, to prevent wear and tear of equipment, cooling failure and oil deterioration.
At the microscopic level, anti-emulsification properties depend on intermolecular interactions. For example, paraffinic base oils facilitate oil-water separation due to the incompatibility of non-polar long-chain molecules with water, while surface-active substances reduce the interfacial tension between oil and water to promote emulsification. The type of base oil, additive formulation and the use of the environment are the main factors affecting the anti-emulsification performance: paraffinic base oils are better than naphthenic base oils; some additives may weaken the anti-emulsification performance, while anti-emulsifiers can enhance the separation effect; high or low temperature, mechanical mixing strength and other external conditions will also change its performance.
Different industries have different needs for demulsibility. In the power industry, turbine oils need to separate water quickly to ensure oil film strength and speed control system sensitivity; the metal processing industry requires synthetic fluids to maintain stable anti-emulsification performance under frequent oil-water mixing conditions.
At present, nanomaterials modified additives, intelligent response anti-emulsification additives and other cutting-edge technologies continue to emerge, dedicated to improving the anti-emulsification performance of lubricants.
Opushi has always followed the development trend of industry technology, continuously optimized product formulations, in-depth study of the mechanism of anti-emulsification performance, to provide high-performance lubricant products for various industries, and to help industrial production run efficiently and stably with professionalism and innovation.