Sarikaya, MuratGupta, Munish KumarTomaz, ItaloDanish, MohdMia, MozammelRubaiee, SaeedJamil, Mohd2025-03-232025-03-2320211526-61252212-4616https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmapro.2020.12.013https://hdl.handle.net/11486/6507A well-acknowledged role of cutting fluids in any cutting operation has made them inevitable to utilize regarding the provision of adequate cooling and lubrication. Mineral-based cutting fluids are common practice in the industry; however, they are not suitable for our ecology and health. Therefore, there is a need to implement sustainable cooling/lubrication system that helps the environment and improves the machinability of light weight alloys. This review is presenting the machining and sustainability characteristics of minimum quantity lubrication (MQL), nanofluids-MQL, Ranque-Hilsch vortex tube MQL (RHVT + MQL), cryogenic-MQL as alternative to flood cooling applications in the cutting of light-weight materials. It can be stated that MQL advancements can offer clear guidelines to implement hybrid cooling techniques to improve heat transfer, lubrication, and sustainable implementations.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessLight-weight alloysMQL advancesCryogenic coolingEconomic sustainabilityEnvironmental sustainabilityReview6217920110.1016/j.jmapro.2020.12.0132-s2.0-85098579323Q1WOS:000616472400003Q1