Patent ID: 8716200

Claim:
A method for lubricating the passage of a container along a conveyor, comprising: applying a lubricant composition to at least a portion of a container-contacting surface of the conveyor or to at least a portion of a conveyor-contacting surface of the container; the lubricant composition comprising: about 0.1 about 30 wt-% lipophilic compound selected from the group consisting of (1) a water insoluble organic compound including 2 or more ester linkages; (2) a water insoluble organic compound including 3 or more oxygen atoms, wherein the organic compound is not a silicone; (3) a water insoluble organic compound including 3 or more oxygen atoms, one ester group, and one or more remaining or free hydroxyl groups; (4) an ester of a long chain carboxylic acid with a short chain alcohol; (5) an ester with a di-, tri-, or poly-hydric alcohol with 2 or more hydroxyl groups each coupled to a carboxylic acid as an ester group; and (6) mixtures thereof; about 0.05 about 15 wt-% emulsifier, anionic surfactant, or mixture thereof; and about 55 to about 97 wt-% water wherein the lubricant composition is free of a silicone.