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Tertiary and Quaternary Ammonium-Phosphate Ionic Liquids as Lubricant Additives
- Source :
- Tribology Letters. 63
- Publication Year :
- 2016
- Publisher :
- Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2016.
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Abstract
- In this work, we investigated the feasibility of five quaternary (aprotic) and four tertiary (protic) ammonium ionic liquids (ILs) with an identical organophosphate anion as lubricant anti-wear additives. Viscosity, oil solubility, thermal stability and corrosivity of the candidate ILs were characterized and correlated to the molecular structure. The protic group exhibits higher oil solubility than the aprotic group, and longer alkyl chains seem to provide better oil solubility and higher thermal stability. Selected ILs were applied as oil additives in steel–cast iron tribological tests and demonstrated promising anti-scuffing and anti-wear functionality. The thickness, nanostructure, and composition of the tribofilm formed by the best performing IL were revealed by surface characterization for mechanistic understanding of the tribochemical interactions between the IL and metal surface. Results provide fundamental insights of the correlations among the molecular structure, physiochemical properties and lubricating performance for ammonium-phosphate ILs.
- Subjects :
- chemistry.chemical_classification
Chemistry
Ammonium phosphate
Mechanical Engineering
Inorganic chemistry
02 engineering and technology
Surfaces and Interfaces
021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology
Surfaces, Coatings and Films
chemistry.chemical_compound
020303 mechanical engineering & transports
0203 mechanical engineering
Mechanics of Materials
Ionic liquid
Molecule
Ammonium
Thermal stability
Lubricant
Solubility
0210 nano-technology
Alkyl
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 15732711 and 10238883
- Volume :
- 63
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Tribology Letters
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........a478cdd45c111458f5b32b505076728b