Utilization of TiO2/gC3N4 nanoadditive to boost oxidative properties of vegetable oil for tribological application
Abstract The emergence of vegetable oil as a promising alternative lubricant in the tribological application space has fueled research for making these oils as useful as mineral oils. Tribological modification of vegetable oil by the addition of TiO2/gC3N4 nanocomposite (as a nanoadditive) was studi...
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| Main Authors: | , , , |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Tsinghua University Press
2020-07-01
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| Series: | Friction |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1007/s40544-019-0336-9 |
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| Summary: | Abstract The emergence of vegetable oil as a promising alternative lubricant in the tribological application space has fueled research for making these oils as useful as mineral oils. Tribological modification of vegetable oil by the addition of TiO2/gC3N4 nanocomposite (as a nanoadditive) was studied here. The dispersion of the nanoadditive in the vegetable oil showed good oil dispersion stability without the addition of any surfactant. The tribological studies were conducted in a four-ball tester using ASTM standard D5183. In addition, the effect of temperature on tribological performance was also studied to understand the oxidation behavior of vegetable oil. The results showed a significant improvement in friction and wear properties of the optimized nano-oil. The mechanism behind the improvement in friction and wear properties is annotated in this paper. |
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| ISSN: | 2223-7690 2223-7704 |