A process is disclosed for manufacturing a lubricant composition
comprising combining a superabsorbent polymer with a material for
decreasing friction between moving surfaces. The superabsorbent polymer
absorbs from about 25 to greater than 100 times its weight in water and
may comprise a polymer of acrylic acid, an acrylic ester, acrylonitrile
or acrylamide, including co-polymers thereof or starch graft co-polymers
thereof or mixtures thereof. A product produced by the process includes
the material for decreasing friction comprising a petroleum lubricant
containing an additive, water containing an additive, synthetic
lubricant, grease, solid lubricant or metal working lubricant, wherein
the synthetic lubricant, grease, solid lubricant or metal working
lubricant optionally contain an additive. A process comprising
controlling the delivery of a lubricant to at least one of two moving
surfaces in order to decrease friction between said moving surfaces, is
also disclosed. This process includes applying the lubricant composition
to at least one of the surfaces. The lubricant composition in this
instance comprises a superabsorbent polymer combined with a material for
decreasing friction between moving surfaces, wherein the material for
decreasing friction comprises a petroleum lubricant, water, synthetic
lubricant, grease, solid lubricant or metal working lubricant, and
optionally an additive.