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BIOLUBRICANT PRODUCTION IN NIGERIA: PERSPECTIVES ON CHALLENGES AND STRATEGIC ACTIONS FOR SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION FROM UNDERUTILIZED OIL SEEDS

Volume: 53  ,  Issue: 1 , May    Published Date: 15 July 2020
Publisher Name: IJRP
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Authors

# Author Name
1 Obasa Peter A
2 Adejumo B.A
3 Aderotoye A.M
4 Shuaib S

Abstract

The prospect of Nigeria leading Africa and the world in the area of biofuel and oleo-chemical production, it is that 40% of all are discharged into the . Biolubricant a substitute lubricant different from conventional mineral oil lubricant as it is produced from biodegradable, environmentally friendly, Renewable and non-toxic materials. Nigeria has great potential for production of biolubricant from edible and non-edible oilseeds. From about 1000 varieties of oilseeds available, only fewer less than ten varieties have been detailed so far, like (Jatropha seed oil, neem seed oil, castor seed oil, mango seed oil, flamboyant seed oil, soya seed oil, fluted pumpkin seed oil. Biolubricant production in many developed countries from edible seed oil as increase the rate of cultivation and reduced the rate unemployment in the country due to the increase demand for oil seeds. Nigeria can key to the production of biolubricants to minimizing the expenditure of the country foreign-currency reserves for lubricant will allow Nigeria to increase its growing foreign currency reserves which can be better spent on capital expenditures for industrial inputs and production.Many research has been carried out on the production of biolubricants, the real test still remains the requirement for advanced hardware for the production of biolubricants and specialized techniques that can deal with how to build up the types of paraphernalia required for biodiesel and biolubricants manufacture that will embrace the global change to the utilization of biodegradable fuel, lubricants and materials. Introduction of smaller, faster, more efficient equipment operating at higher speeds, moderate temperatures, stresses free and less pressures to favours higher quality lubricants.