The soybean-based oil's environmental benefits make it ideal for places where motor oil leakage poses a significant threat to an area's aesthetic appeal. Initially it will be marketed to forest products companies, public lands management agencies, and golf courses. Soybean oil is naturally a better lubricant than petroleum. It adheres to metal better, which reduces engine wear. Soy's natural lubricity also reduces the amount of friction in the engine.
Less friction enables the engine to run cooler and makes it more efficient.
Using soybean oil did pose a few challenges to researchers. When soybean oil is exposed to oxygen, it has a tendency to break down if proper additives and modifiers are not mixed with it. However, Terresolve found the right blend of additives which allows EnviroLogic 440 to perform as well as, if not better than, its petroleum counterparts. Terresolve's researchers took the technology they used in the canola product and applied it to soy. Currently, environmentally conscientious companies use products based on canola oil and synthetics.