There are various types of industrial lubricants including low and high viscosity oils, lubricant powders, waxes and high temperature silicates. With lubricating oils, other forms are also seen such as natural and synthetic oils. At times, they may also be combined with waxes or dispersions of solid lubricants. There are still other forms of lubricants used in several industries.

Dielectric greases and insulating fluids.

Just like the main objective of an industrial lubricant, dielectric greases and insulating fluids are capable of reducing friction, wear and binding of materials. They are often used in capacitors, electric discharge machining, transformers and other electrical devices. It is also applicable in lubricating, sealing and coating.

Among all the uses of dielectric greases and insulating fluids, they are commendable because they have the capacity to provide heat stability and they do not breakdown even at the highest temperature ranges. They are also utilized in dispersing heat from electrical components while they lubricate slide and relay contact switches.

Heat transfer fluids and thermal oils.

These are forms of industrial lubricants utilized in order to carry thermal energy for various applications such as metal working, machine cooling and process heating. It includes other products to provide machine cooling such as chiller fluids, refrigerants and circulating coolants. For heating purposes, products such as hot or heater oils are found.

Hydraulic oil and transmission fluids.

With the name alone, one will be able to say that these lubricants are made specifically for power transmission and hydraulic equipment. Power is transmitted from the fluid through the aid of hydraulic lines before they are transferred to a cylinder. Transmission fluids on the other hand are useful in applications like gearbox assemblies. Most hydraulic and transmission fluids include synthetic lubricants, oil-water emulsions and petroleum or mineral oils. They are specifically used in aerospace, automotive, military and marine applications.

The chemical industry is a rather important industry which mainly produces raw materials for the development of national economy. But at the same time, the the chemical industry has such obvious shortages high energy consumption and high pollution, which not only wastes many resources but also pollutes the whole environment. It is said that the account of energy consumption taken up by the chemical industry has reached 25 percent of the whole amount all over the country.

The sustainable development of the chemical industry is to make strict control of pollution during all the producing processes like project design, engineering process and manufacturing management. Thus the pollution in the producing process can be reduced to the minimum extent. In addition, the rate of multipurpose utilization and reusing can be raised. It is an effective way to reduce pollution and cost and protect environment to utilize energy and resources comprehensively and repeatedly. It is also necessary for sustainable development of the chemical industry.

A recycling economy is the pattern of economic development which makes use of energy and resource and protects the environment to the largest extent. Through the technological transformation of traditional industry, it can reduce the energy consumption and pollution as much as possible. Developing recycling economy is an important way to promote structure adjustment, transform economic development pattern, set up a conservation-oriented and environment-friendly society and take a new road to industrialization. It is also a kind of specific practice of applying the scientific outlook on development. What “recycling economy” means is to control and reduce pollution from the source.

The chemical industry is now developed at top speed, and it has consumed much energy and produced much pollution, such as Nitrogen and Phosphorus compounds, heavy metals compounds, etc. In order to realize the sustainable development, it is necessary to change its traditional development pattern and development recycling economy in the way of new-type industrialization, which can extremely achieve largest economical benefits and let off least pollution at the cost of least energy consumption and least pollution.

There is a kind of close relationship between chemical sustainable development of industry and recycling economy. Recycling economy and ecological economics, can promote sustainable development of the chemical industry. That is, it can help this industry achieve the most benefits at the cost of the least energy consumption and environmental pollution. Therefore, developing recycling economy is the fundamental way to realize sustainable development, rapid, harmonious and healthy development.