Properties

The Axxon Protoplasma Fluid range incorporates the following characteristics and benefits.

• No or less friction (Reduces wear on machinery)
• More electrical output( sustainable over more than 5 years )
• Machinery life extended by a minimum of 25 %
• Protoplasma Fluids last a minimum of 5 years
• Protoplasma Fluids are hydrophobic and will not hydrolyse in water.Any migration into potable water should cause no ill-effect to the consumer and can be screened out of the water.
• Protoplasma Fluids are totally inert and remain stable when under attack from hydrogen sulphide gas and saline solutions
• The products are unaffected when water is contaminated with chemicals or bacteria
• Protoplasma Fluids are not red flagged ( Environmentally acceptable )
• Protoplasma Fluids are manufactured from food grade materials suitable for human consumption.

Protoplasma Technology

A conventional lubricating oil is formulated from a base oil into which various chemical additives are introduced to enhance its performance, such as antiwear (A/W) agents to combat wear on sliding surfaces, extreme pressure (E/P) additives to deal with situations where the pressure on the bearing is so great that metal-to-metal contact can occur and antifoaming agents. In order to achieve the correct viscosity characteristics for the mechanical application, poly-isobutylenes are added as viscosity index (VI) improvers.

In theory, the oil does exactly what it is designed to do but it is a hit and miss affair and it allows wear to take place on gear-sets and on any contact rotating mechanism. The poly- isobutene VI improvers usually break down after about a year and the oil reverts to its thinner base oil viscosity and wear takes place; from this point on metallic wear particles and other extraneous materials from an abrasive part of the oil, condensation builds up in the sump and emulsifies and this cocktail of disaster accelerates the demise of any mechanical asset. Nevertheless, these conventional lubricants were the only available until the invention of the Protoplasma Fluid technology.

The protoplasmas do not require A/W or E/P additives or VI improvers. They are scientifically formulated, using synthetic base fluids, to meet three viscosity grades that replace the 15 or so conventional ISO grades used in today’s lubrication technology.

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More information on protoplasma can be found on Wikipedia (click here).