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Article Title
Lithium-based ionic liquids as novel lubricant additives for multiply alkylated cyclopentanes (MACs)
Keywords
ionic liquids, sym-triazine, cyclotriphosphazene, additives, multiply alkylated cyclopentanes, tribology
Abstract
Two lithium-based ionic liquids (ILs, L-C3N3, and L-P3N3) were synthesized and evaluated as novel lubricant additives for multiply alkylated cyclopentanes (MACs). They were found to be approximately 1.0% soluble in MACs at room temperature (RT), whereas traditional ILs, such as 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate (L-B102), 1-hexyl-3-methylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate (L-P106), and 1-ethyl-3- methylimidazolium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide (L-F102), could not be dissolved in this base oil. Friction tests indicated that these ILs exhibit excellent friction-reducing and anti-wear properties both at RT and at 100 ℃. They can improve the tribological properties of MACs at RT to a greater extent than the commonly used lubricant zinc dialkyldithiophosphate (T204), even at a concentration of 0.1%. The load ramp test showed that MACs with L-C3N3 and L-P3N3 also exhibit high load-carrying capabilities. Scanning electron microscope (SEM) and X-ray photoelectron spectrometer (XPS) results indicated that physical adsorption and complex tribochemical reactions occurred between the ILs and metal surfaces during the sliding process, thereby forming a surface protective film that significantly contributed to the excellent tribological properties of the new ILs.
Publisher
Tsinghua University Press
Recommended Citation
Zenghong SONG, Yongmin LIANG, Mingjin FAN et al. Lithium-based ionic liquids as novel lubricant additives for multiply alkylated cyclopentanes (MACs). Friction 2013, 1(3): 222-231.