Ionic liquids as advanced lubricant fluids

Molecules

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 2888-2908

  Bermúdez, María Dolores ^a   Jiménez, Ana Eva ^a   Sanes, José ^a   Carrión, Francisco José ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CARTAGENA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Additives; Ionic liquids; Nanotechnology; Surface interactions; Tribochemistry

Indexed keywords

IONIC LIQUID; LUBRICATING AGENT;

CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; METHODOLOGY; NANOTECHNOLOGY; REVIEW; SURFACE PROPERTY;

IONIC LIQUIDS; LUBRICANTS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; NANOTECHNOLOGY; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 69649083514     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14203049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/molecules14082888     Document Type: Review

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