1. Online lubricant degradation monitoring using contact charging of polymers
- Author
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Azimet A. Karluk, Sunay D. Ekim, Bilge Baytekin, H. Tarik Baytekin, Baytekin, Bilge, Baytekin, H. T., Karluk, Azimet Akber, and Ekim, Sunay Dilara
- Subjects
Atomic force microscopy ,General Physics and Astronomy ,Triboelectricity ,Surfaces and Interfaces ,General Chemistry ,Contact electrification ,Condensed Matter Physics ,Polymer tribology ,Surfaces, Coatings and Films ,Lubricants - Abstract
Lubrication of machine parts is necessary to prevent friction and wear in machine operation. However, oxidation of lubricants upon operation changes their chemical and physical properties and causes lubrication performance to deteriorate. Besides, one liter of wasted/used lubricant oil can contaminate a million liters of water. Current methods for the timely detection of oil deterioration lack practicality. Here we show simple, a triboelectrification-based method for oil degradation monitoring, in which the oxidation can be monitored by the changes in the contact charging (and separation) signals of oil-dipped cellulose and a common polymer tapped to each other. The commercial and base oil samples are oxidized at 100–200 °C for up to 80 h, simultaneously monitored by ATR-FTIR and the triboelectric method. The results show that a 40–90% decrease in the triboelectric open-circuit potentials in the presence of oxidized oil can directly indicate the start of oil oxidation without other accompanying analyses.
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- 2022