Improved thermal stability of perfluoropolyalkylethers (PFPAEs)

Journal of Synthetic Lubrication

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 227-234

  Howell, Jon L ^a   Friesen, Chadron M ^c   Shtarov, Alexander B ^a   Thrasher, Joseph S ^b   Waterfeld, Alfred ^b   Pérez, Erik W ^a   Sullivan, Jonathan F ^b  

^a DUPONT COMPANY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^c TRINITY WESTERN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aluminum; Boundary lubrication; Lubricant degradation stability; Lubricant properties; Perfluoropolyalkylethers; Synthetic lubricants

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION; DEGRADATION; DIFFUSION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; SYNTHETIC LUBRICANTS; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; TRIBOLOGY;

MONODISPERSION; PERFLUOROPOLYALKYLETHERS;

ETHERS;

DECOMPOSITION; DEGRADATION; DIFFUSION; ETHERS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; SYNTHETIC LUBRICANTS; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; TRIBOLOGY;

EID: 36849008635     PISSN: 02656582     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsl.42     Document Type: Article

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