COMPLETION REPORTA Study of Cooperation between Malaysia and Japan Towards Biolubricants Resources and Utilization for
Sustainable Development
Dr. T V V L N Rao
Research Associate Professor
Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS
Growing environmental apprehensions has resulted in huge demand and widespread use of biolubricants inlubricant industry. Biolubricants are natural, biodegradable, renewable, non-toxic, non-polluting and emits net zero
greenhouse gas. Biolubricants have great potential in lubricant industry owing to increasing attention to sustainable
development. Prominence on the development of renewable, biodegradable, and environmentally friendly
lubricants due to global attention to sustainable development have renewed interest in development ofbiodegradable lubricants. Vegetable oils can be used in an extremely wide range of automotive and industrial
applications. Vegetable based oils are an important part of developing new strategies, policies, and subsidies that
aid in reducing the dependence on mineral oil and other non-renewable sources. It will be challenging to find abalance between the economic possibilities, environmental requirements and social responsibilities ofbiolubricants.
The main objective of the present study is to provide information about the areas of cooperation between
Malaysia and Japan on biolubricants. Reviews of various published works in Malaysia and Japan related tobiolubricants for sustainable development are included in this study. Factors for bilateral cooperation presented inthis study are driven by environmental impact, economic development, technological progress and socialconsiderations. This work proposes to embrace technological progress to ensure sustainable development.
Technological progress for sustainable development are highlighted in Malaysia and Japan based on biolubricantsas basestock, biolubricants in mixtures and biolubricants with additives. The investigations on improvement intribological characteristics based on test methods from numerous research studies in Malaysia and Japan arehighlighted. Vegetable oils are promising candidates for biodegradable lubricants in Malaysia and Japan. Importance ofvarious lubricant base stocks depends upon type of applications, cost and biodegradability requirements. Focus is on

research and development of additives for biolubricants to reduce wear and friction in the tribological systems.
New methods for energy conservation based on technological progress are vital with biolubricants that could offer
potential environmental conservation, economic development, and social impact. Biolubricants development withcooperation between Malaysia and Japan increases markets in industrial applications for sustainable development.

Publication of the Results of Research Project:
Verbal Presentation (Date, Venue, Name of Conference, Title of Presentation, Presenter, etc.)
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Date: 16-19 October 2017; Venue: Melaka, Malaysia; Name of conference: 5th International
Conference and Exhibition on Sustainable Energy and Advanced Materials (ICE-SEAM2017);
Presenter: T. V. V. L. N. Rao; Authors: T. V. V. L. N. Rao, Ahmad Majdi Abdul Rani, MokhtarAwang, Masri Baharom, Yoshimitsu Uemura; Title of presentation: An Overview of Research on
Biolubricants in Malaysia and Japan for Tribological Applications.

Thesis (Name of Journal and its Date, Title and Author of Thesis, etc.)
1.

T. V. V. L. N. Rao, Ahmad Majdi Abdul Rani, Mokhtar Awang, Masri Baharom, Yoshimitsu
Uemura, “An Overview of Research on Biolubricants in Malaysia and Japan for TribologicalApplications” (Presented at 5th International Conference and Exhibition on Sustainable Energy andAdvanced Materials (ICE-SEAM2017), in Melaka, Malaysia on 16-19 October 2017) Jurnal
Tribologi, 2018, Accepted.

2.

T. V. V. L. N. Rao, Ahmad Majdi Abdul Rani, Mokhtar Awang, Masri Baharom, Yoshimitsu
Uemura, "A Study of Cooperation between Malaysia and Japan towards Biolubricants Resources andUtilization for Sustainable Development" To be communicated to Renewable and Sustainable Energy
Reviews, 2018.

Book (Publisher and Date of the Book, Title and Author of the Book, etc.)