Kunlun Lubricants: Not Saying Goodbye to “APEC Blue”

In recent years, smog has repeatedly swept across the country, and the air pollution it causes has drawn sustained public attention. Among the many factors behind frequent smog and declining air quality, motor vehicle exhaust emissions are an important one. Research by relevant departments shows that motor vehicle exhaust accounts for nearly 20%–30% of total PM emissions.
Looking back to the APEC period, Beijing implemented odd-even license plate restrictions, effectively controlling the onslaught of smog and bringing the capital a rare sight of blue skies and white clouds; this phenomenon was affectionately called “APEC Blue.” But as soon as APEC ended, the smog immediately returned, and “APEC Blue” seemed to become a brief and beautiful memory. To keep “APEC Blue,” Kunlun Lubricants has consistently advocated the concept of “rational lubrication and green lubrication,” and through continuous innovation it develops more environmentally friendly lubricant products that contribute to energy saving and emissions reduction for motor vehicles.
Super anti-wear brings “rational lubrication”
It is understood that mechanical friction losses in a car's engine and transmission account for as much as 12% of the engine's total losses — in other words, a large part of the energy released by burning fuel is consumed by friction. How to control the losses caused by friction between components therefore becomes the key factor in reducing energy consumption. As is well known, the greatest function of a lubricant is to reduce the damage friction causes to the engine, thereby improving engine performance, and only by choosing a suitable, high-quality lubricant can fuel quality be improved and fuel consumption reduced to the greatest extent.
To this end, Kunlun Lubricants launched the Kunlun Tianrun series. The complex additive contained in these products specially combines anti-friction agents with antioxidants to maximize the lubricating effect. In addition, taking into account the three characteristics of “consumption-type driving” in Chinese cities — traffic congestion, short-distance trips and frequent traffic lights — Kunlun Tianrun uses the synergy of organic molybdenum and ZDDP to resolve the contradiction between limits on sulfur and phosphorus content and anti-wear, anti-friction performance; it greatly reduces the friction coefficient, helping owners easily cope with machine wear in traffic jams and stop-and-go conditions while effectively reducing fuel consumption, truly achieving rational lubrication of the engine.
Technological innovation brings “green lubrication”
At present, relevant state departments are actively raising motor vehicle emission standards and plan, starting in 2016, to fully implement the China V standard for gasoline and diesel vehicles in key cities within the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei, Yangtze River Delta and Pearl River Delta regions. At the same time, China's China VI standard for heavy-duty diesel vehicles has been officially launched, with completion planned by the end of 2016, and research and formulation of the China V standard for heavy-duty gasoline vehicles was also launched this year. This series of policy measures all indicate that future motor vehicle emission standards will be even stricter, prompting automakers to continuously increase the precision and technological content of engine construction. Engine upgrades also signal higher demands on lubricants in order to achieve the greatest emissions reduction.
PetroChina Lubricant Company states: Kunlun Lubricants has always actively promoted equipment renewal and technological transformation aimed at energy saving and emissions reduction, adopting new equipment, new processes and new technologies that are environmentally beneficial, and through continuous innovation and effort it develops more environmentally friendly lubricant products. Relying on its two R&D centers in Dalian and Lanzhou, Kunlun Lubricants has achieved numerous innovation results, including the development of an alkyl salicylate series of products with independent intellectual property rights and energy-saving, environmentally friendly features. By launching high-grade energy-saving lubricant series such as Kunlun Tianrun, it truly protects car engines and effectively extends the service life of exhaust after-treatment devices, delivering energy-saving, environmentally friendly green lubrication.
Facing an ever more serious environmental crisis, Kunlun Lubricants, as a representative national brand, has always upheld the brand philosophy of “harmonious unity of people, vehicles and the environment,” taking environmental protection as its own inescapable important responsibility and, through advanced technology and thoughtful design, delivering green and environmentally friendly lubricant products that achieve energy saving and emissions reduction — so that we can meet “APEC Blue” again!