WHY GREEN?
According to the US Environmental Protection Agency, over 40% of our nation’s oil pollution comes from the improper disposal of used motor oil by Do-It-Yourselfers.
One five quart oil change improperly disposed can:
- create an oil slick on the surface of ten acres (about ½ million square feet),
- render five acres (about ¼ million square feet) unusable for planting for decades,
- and, contaminate one million gallons (a year supply for 50 people) of water.
Green Earth Technologies’ products, including G-OIL, are made from American grown base oils, achieving an Ultimate Biodegradability ranking form the ASTM standard D5864 which defines 'Ultimate Biodegradable' as a product that is rapidly absorbed (eaten) by microorganisms by 60% in 28 days. G-Oil proudly exceeds those standards.
The biodegradability of motor oil depends on the feedstock. If the feedstock is crude oil, then the biodegradability that can be obtained is between 15% -35% and synthetics biodegradability value is between 5% - 30%. For G-OIL, where the feedstock is plant oil or animal fat, the biodegradability is significantly better with 65% to 95% achievable within 9 days and more over time.
THE BENEFITS
Benefits of Green Motor Oil
Effects of Green Motor Oil on the Environment (Automotive):
Green Motor Oil (G-OIL) has several advantages over crude or other oils including synthetics:
- Ultimate Biodegradable and Renewable
- Environmentally friendly, significant amount of ground water pollution can be controlled or eliminated
- Low or no toxic
- High Performance…naturally better than synthetics
- Excellent lubricity (superior performance can be achieved by introducing Molybdenum disulfide nanospheres)
- High flash point
- The unsaturated fatty ester, Methyl Oleate, helps to lower the pour point.
- Reductions in Greenhouse gas emissions
- Provide significant reductions in HC (hydrocarbons -32%), CO (carbon monoxide -48%) and NOx (nitrous oxides -80% emissions
- Best solution to air and water pollution
- Can be stored anywhere
Effects of Green 2-Cycle Engine Oil (Lawn and Garden & Marine):
- Allow you to use both water-cooled 2-cycle engines
- Does not utilize a solvent to increase gasoline miscibility
- Offer a significant worker-safety advantages since the product has a flash point of 262°F
- No harmful VOC’s Non-flammable
- Base stocks are non-GMO (genetically modified organism) agricultural vegetable oils
- G-OIL exceeds the ASTM Standard for "Ultimate Biodegradable" the highest biodegradability ranking as determined by 2.1 ASTM D-5864
