Amine-intercalated alpha-zirconium phosphates as lubricant additives Academic Article

abstract

• 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. In this study, three types of amines intercalated -zirconium phosphate nanosheets with different interspaces were synthesized and examined as lubricant additives to a mineral oil. Results from tribological experiments illustrated that these additives improved lubricating performance. Results of rheological experiments showed that the viscosity of the mineral oil was effectively reduced with the addition of -zirconium phosphate nanosheets. The two-dimensional structure, with larger interspaces, resulting from amine intercalation, exhibited improved effectiveness in reducing viscosity. This study demonstrates that the nanosheet structure of -zirconium phosphates is effective in friction reduction. The manufacture of lubricants with tailored viscosity is possible by using different intercalators.

authors

• Clearfield, Abraham
• Liang, Hong

published proceedings

• APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE

author list (cited authors)

• Xiao, H., Dai, W., Kan, Y., Clearfield, A., & Liang, H.

citation count

• 51

complete list of authors

• Xiao, Huaping||Dai, Wei||Kan, Yuwei||Clearfield, Abraham||Liang, Hong

publication date

• February 2015

publisher

• Elsevier  Publisher

published in

• Applied Surface Science  Journal

keywords

• Alpha-zirconium Phosphates
• Amine-intercalation
• Friction Reduction
• Lubricant Additive
• Nanofluids
• Viscosity

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1016/j.apsusc.2014.12.061

start page

• 384

end page

• 389

volume

• 329

URL

• http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1016%2Fj.apsusc.2014.12.061