Join Afton Chemical at the 2024 NLGI Annual Meeting
We are excited to announce that Afton Chemical will again be a Platinum Sponsor for the upcoming NLGI 2024 Annual Meeting at La Cantera Resort & Spa in San Antonio, TX, June 10th-13th. Visit us at Table #16!
We will also be presenting during the technical sessions; see details below.
Recipes for Success: Impact of Various Promoter Systems
on Calcium Sulfonate Complex Grease Performance
Authors: Joseph Kaperick, Darryl WilliamsPresented by Joe Kaperick, Afton Chemical, Technical Advisor
Date: Wednesday, June 12th
Time: 10:45 – 11:25 am
Location: La Cantera Ballroom
Presentation summary:
Calcium sulfonate thickener systems have become increasingly popular due to recent market dynamics such as availability, pricing, and labeling concerns of lithium-based soaps. While calcium sulfonate thickener systems offer enhanced performance, ingredients and recipes for making this class of thickener are varied, and finding the optimal solution for a given application can be very complicated.This study used various promoters to create greases from 300 TBN overbased calcium sulfonate detergent. The impact on finished grease performance was evaluated using a variety of different bench tests.