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About a quarter of the energy consumed globally is lost due to friction, and wear is responsible for about half of mechanical failures. Lubricants significantly reduce friction and wear. The global market for these products is expected to reach around £133 billion by 2026 and they have important potential in meeting net‑zero goals, especially if more environmentally friendly and cost-effective options can be developed. Additionally, while lubricants are widely used in machinery, they also play critical roles in other areas such as food products, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, medical products and personal hygiene.
This event will address the challenges and strategies which might be adopted to make lubrication more sustainable in the future. It will consider aspects such as lubricant chemistry and additive formulation, performance, the use of emerging lubricating fluids, and recycling and the circular economy for lubricants across a range of applications.
The day will incorporate keynote presentations, invited speakers from industry and academia and this year, for the first time, we will also invite early-career researchers working in areas relevant to tribology to submit posters for a poster competition.
About a quarter of the energy consumed globally is lost due to friction, and wear is responsible for about half of mechanical failures. Lubricants significantly reduce friction and wear. The global market for these products is expected to reach around £133 billion by 2026 and they have important potential in meeting net‑zero goals, especially if more environmentally friendly and cost-effective options can be developed. Additionally, while lubricants are widely used in machinery, they also play critical roles in other areas such as food products, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, medical products and personal hygiene.
This event will address the challenges and strategies which might be adopted to make lubrication more sustainable in the future. It will consider aspects such as lubricant chemistry and additive formulation, performance, the use of emerging lubricating fluids, and recycling and the circular economy for lubricants across a range of applications.
The day will incorporate keynote presentations, invited speakers from industry and academia and this year, for the first time, we will also invite early-career researchers working in areas relevant to tribology to submit posters for a poster competition.
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