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INDIAN SCENARIO

PRODUCT COVERAGE

FINAL CRITERIA FOR PRODUCTS AS ENVIRONMENT FRIENDLY

ECOMARK CRITERIA FOR LUBRICATING OIL

(The Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II-Section 3(i), No. 364, Sept. 7, 1995)

1. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS :
  • All lubricating/speciality oils shall meet relevant Indian Standards notified by Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS).
  • The product manufacturer must produce the consent clearance as per the provision of Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974, Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Cess Act, 1977 and Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 respectively along with the authorisation, if required under Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 and rules made thereunder to Bureau of Indian Standards while applying for the Ecomark. 
  • The product must display the list of critical ingredients in descending order of quantity present in per cent by weight, to be decided by BIS. 
  • The product packaging may display in brief the criteria based on which the product has been labelled Environment Friendly.
  • The material used for product packaging shall be recyclable, reusable or biodegradable. 
  • The product package or leaflet accompanying it may display instructions of proper use, storage, transport and recommend disposal guidelines after use and safe handling precautions so as to maximise the product performance and minimise wastage. 

2. SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS:

2.1.

Lubricating Oils (Virgin)

Following categories of oil are included : 

a) Lubricants : Vegetable Oil based

b) Lubricants : Other than Vegetable Oil based

 

2.1.1

The product must not have toxic effect on aquatic organisms. EC 50/LC 50 shall not be less than 1.0 mg/litre.

2.1.2

The base oil, additives and formulated products must have per cent biodegradability as mentioned below : _____________________________________________

Lubricants Biodegradability Minimum

 Lubricants (Vegetable Oil based) 90%

Lubricants (other than Vegetable Oil based) 60%

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The above mentioned per cent biodegradability shall be tested as per OECD test method CEC-L-33-T-82, 21 days. 

2.1.3

The product shall not contain toxic metals such as lead and barium. Antimony shall not be used in concentration beyond 0.25% when tested as per AAS method. 

2.1.4

The product must not contain halogenated products such as PCBs, PCTs and PBTs as well as Nitrites. 

Note: The manufacturer shall provide documentary evidence by way of certificate or declaration to this effect to Bureau of Indian Standards while applying for Ecomark.

2.2.

Formulated Lubricants from Re-claimed/Re-refined Oils

 

2.2.1

The product shall contain more than 50% by volume re-refined/recyled products, reclaimed through environmentally compatible re-refining process.

 Note 1 : The manufacturer shall provide documentary evidence by way of certificate or declaration to this effect to Bureau of Indian Standards while applying for Ecomark.

Note 2 : The lubricants containing more than 2000 ppm of Halogens or more than 20 ppm of PCBs should be treated as Hazardous Waste and therefore shall not be re-refined/re-claimed. 

2.2.2

The product shall meet the product specific requirements as per lubricating oils (Virgin) as mentioned at para 2.1.

The incorporation of the Ecomark requirements, in the following BIS standards, are under process :

1.

IS 493(Pt-I) : 1981

General purpose machinery and spindle oil : Part 1 Machinery oils (first revision) 

2.

IS 493(Pt-II):1981

General purpose machinery and spindle oils : Part II Spindle oils (first revision)

3.

IS 1012:1987

Specification for turbine Lubricating oils (second Revision

4.

IS 1083:1978

Specification for industrial white oil (first revision) 

5.

IS 1088:1987

Specification for lubricants for clock like machinisms and precision instrand ument (second revision).

6.

IS 1115:1986

Specification for cutting oil soluble (second revision) 

7.

IS 1118:1992

Specification for industrial white oil (first revision) 

8.

IS 1277:1987

Specification for gear lubricants, regular (second revision)

9.

IS 1589:1960

Specification oil, cylinder (superseding IS 311:1951 & IS 316:1951)

10.

IS 1628:1986

Specification for Axie Oil (second revision)

11.

IS 1758:1986

Specification for jute batching oil (second revision) 

12.

IS 2297:1987

Specification for gear lubricants, compounded (second revision)

13.

IS 2880:1964

Specification for oil, cylinder grade 4 

14.

IS 2884:1980

Specification for quenching oil (second revision) 

15.

IS 3065:1985

Specification for cutting oil, neat (second revision) 

16.

IS 3098:1883

Specification for oil, hydraulic mineral oil type (second revision)

17.

IS 4543:1977

Specification for marquenching oil (first revision)

18.

IS 4578:1989

Specification for lubricating oils for refrigeration machinery (first revision)

19.

IS 8406:1993

Specification for gear lubricants for enclosed industrial gear drives (second revision)

20.

IS 8553:1987

Specification for straight mineral high demulsibility oils (first revision)

21.

IS 8654:1986

Automotive hydraulic brake fluid, heavy duty (first revision)

22.

IS 9182(Pt I):1993

Specification for lubricating for wire ropes and fibre cores : Part 1 Lubricants for fibre core of wire ropes

23.

IS 9182 (Pt II) : 1993

 

Specification for Lubricants for wire ropes and fibre cores : Part II Lubricants for wire strends and ropes.

24.

IS 9182 (Pt III) : 1993

 

Specification for lubricants for wire ropes and Fibre cores : Part III Lubricants for rope dressing in service.

25.

IS 9554:1980

Lubricants for open gears 

26.

IS 9611:!980

Specification for cutting oil soluble clear 

27.

IS 10522:1983

Antiwear hydraulic oil 

28.

IS10532(PtI) : 1983

Fire resistant hydraulic fluids : Part I Dilute emulsions for powered supports

29.

IS 10532 (Pt II) : 1983

Fire resistant hydraulic fluids : Part II Invert emulsions water-in-oil type 

30.

IS 10532 (Pt 3): 1983

Fire resistant hydraulic fluids : Part III Water glycol type

31.

IS 10532 (Pt 4): 1983

Fire resistant hydraulic fluids : Part IV Phosphate ester type

32.

IS 11186 : 1985

Synthetic grinding fluid 

33.

IS 11656 : 1986

Antiwear hydraulic oil extra heavy duty type

34.

IS 11695 : 1986

Specification for inhibited type machinery oil

35.

IS 11696 : 1986

Specification for inhibited type spindle oil

36.

IS 12927 : 1989

Glass moulding oil, non-graphited 

37.

IS 13256 : 1992

Air compressor lubricants - types DAA and DAB 

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