Ionic Liquids as Novel Lubricants and Additives for Diesel Engine Applications

Tribology Letters

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 181-189

  Qu, Jun ^a   Blau, Peter J ^a   Dai, Sheng ^a   Luo, Huimin ^a   Meyer III, Harry M ^a  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Diesel engine; Friction; Ionic liquid; Lubricant; Tribochemical reaction; Wear

Indexed keywords

CAST IRON SURFACE; ENGINE OIL; FLAT SPECIMEN; FRICTION AND WEAR; GRAY CAST IRON; HYDROCARBON OIL; IMIDAZOLIUM; LUBRICANT ADDITIVES; LUBRICATING MECHANISM; LUBRICATING PROPERTIES; LUBRICATION REGIMES; OIL ADDITIVE; RECIPROCATING SLIDING; SURFACE CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; TRIBOCHEMICAL REACTION; WEAR; WORN SURFACE MORPHOLOGY;

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; CAST IRON; CHROMIUM; DIESEL ENGINES; ENGINE CYLINDERS; ENGINE PISTONS; ENGINES; FRICTION; HYDROCARBONS; IONIZATION OF LIQUIDS; IONS; LUBRICATING OILS; MINERAL OILS; MINERALS; MINING; PISTON RINGS; SURFACE ANALYSIS; SURFACE MORPHOLOGY; TRIBOLOGY;

IONIC LIQUIDS;

EID: 68149168174     PISSN: 10238883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11249-009-9447-1     Document Type: Article

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