Lithium Hydroxy Stearate

LITHIUM 12 - HYDROXYSTEARATE is a pre-formed thickener/gellant used to manufacture lithium greases with fewer steps, less energy, in significantly less time and with greater accuracy and consistency than the conventional in-situ grease method. Because the water has already been removed during the manufacture of the pre-thickener, no additional time or energy is required for evaporation during grease making. The end result is a lower total manufacturing cost. Also, the significant reduction in heat used allows grease manufacturing with heat sensitive base oils (such as soy, vegetable or ester) and additives that may degrade or hydrolyze during conventional in-situ processing. The LD (low dust) version is a coarse powder version that performs identically to the standard (fine powder) version but is less dusty for easier handling.