Objective The objective of BIOMON Project is to develop long life biolubricants based on high performance native esters (TMP, Pentaerithrol) and high temperature and oxidation resistant biodegradable greases based on polyurea thickeners (methyl diisocyanate types) mixed with native esters. Advanced design techniques (Latin squares, DoE,.. .) will be coupled with advanced maintenance and monitoring strategies (Root-cause analysis, Condition monitoring, Reliability based maintenance) to provide optimised quality lif etime for bio-lubricant operation. These advanced techniques will be finally automated so that monitoring means can be available to SME's companies. It is expected to increase a 10-20% the speed limits and performance (20% reduction of wear and life imp rovement)of actual lubricants. The use of advanced tools and the reduction of a 10% the quantity of used lubricant, should help to decrease the maintenance cost a 30%. This project will contribute to increase the agricultural activities, growing vegetabl e oils as a source of native esters. The advanced system for monitoring biolubs and the data base for selecting biolubricants will be available in Internet (website of the project at different access levels). The consortium is lead by the SME manufactur er of lubricants ROWE (Germany) that will develop suitable lubricants for different applications: rolling bearings manufactured by the SME FERSA (Spain), gears manufactured by BRITO (Portugal) and screw balls manufactured by SHUTON (Spain). The consortiu m is completed by MONITION (UK), organisation in charge to develop advanced monitoring tools for the control of the biolubricants. The consortium is supported by 2 centers of excellence in Tribology, formulation of biolubricants and condition monitoring TEKNIKER (Spain) and INEGI (Portugal) that will support the research activities of the project. According to the report from Frost and Sullivan, a potential market of 516-614M¿ ofbiolubs is waiting. The project will contribute to standards elaboration, in the field of laboratory simulation of critical components, analysis methods for used and artificially contaminated biolubs, biodegradability and ecotoxicity of non water soluble compounds and thickeners, seals compatibility of biolubs, condition monit oring of biolubs. Fields of science engineering and technologymechanical engineeringtribologylubricationnatural scienceschemical scienceselectrochemistryelectrolysisnatural sciencescomputer and information sciencessoftwaresoftware applicationssystem softwarenatural sciencescomputer and information sciencesartificial intelligenceexpert systemsnatural sciencesmathematicspure mathematicsgeometry Keywords Biolubricants Monitoring agriculture machinery testing vegetable oils Programme(s) FP6-SME - Horizontal research activities involving SMEs: Specific activities covering wider field of research under the Focusing and Integrating Community Research programme 2002-2006. Topic(s) SME-1 - Co-operative Research (all areas of science and technology) Call for proposal FP6-2002-SME-1 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme Cooperative - SMEs-Co-operative research contracts Coordinator ROWE MINERALOLWERK GMBH Address Borkensteiner mühle 7 Bubenheim Germany See on map EU contribution € 0,00 Participants (6) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all SHUTON SA Spain EU contribution € 0,00 Address Poligono industrial goiain Legutiano See on map A.BRITO - INDUSTRIA PORTUGUESA ENGRENAGENS LDA Portugal EU contribution € 0,00 Address Estrada interior da circunvalacao 5109 Porto See on map RODAMIENTOS EUROPEOS SAL (FERSA SA° Spain EU contribution € 0,00 Address Calle biel 3 Zaragoza See on map MONITION LTD (INTERNATIONAL) United Kingdom EU contribution € 0,00 Address Bondhay complex, bondhay lane, whitwell common Worksop, nottlnghamshire See on map FUNDACION TEKNIKER Spain EU contribution € 0,00 Address Avenida otaola 20 Eibar See on map INSTITUTO DE ENGENHARIA MECANICA E GESTAO INDUSTRIAL Portugal EU contribution € 0,00 Address Rua do barroco 174/214 Leca do balio See on map
