H2020Индивидуална стипендия2020–2022

SmartLube · Surface functionalized-MoS2 nanofluids as high temperature lubricant additives

„Хоризонт 2020“ — Действия „Мария Склодовска-Кюри“

Период: 2020-10-12 → 2022-12-09
Финансиране от ЕС: 224 934 €
Участници: 1
Схема: MSCA-IF

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Накратко на български

Нанофлуиди от дисулфид на молибдена се тестват като екологични добавки за смазване при високи температури. Те помагат за по-безопасната работа и издръжливост на миниатюрни механични компоненти.

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Резултати накратко

Surface functionalized-MoS2 nanofluids as high temperature lubricant additives

Growing environmental concerns in the backdrop of evolving efficiency and emission standards have motivated efforts to replace traditional friction reducing and anti-wear additives, including zinc dialkyldithiophosphates (ZDDP), molybdenum dithiocarbamate (MoDTC) with more environmentally benign alternatives such as ionic liquids (ILs) and inorganic nanoparticles (NPs). With the miniaturization of mechanical components, the surface-to-volume ratio ever increases in modern technology. The durability and safe operation of devices becomes increasingly dependent on efficient lubrication between moving parts. Development of sustainable and effective lubricant and lubricating additives is thus of significant societal and economic importance. The overall objectives of this project were to design, synthesize, characterise and evaluate novel lubricant additives that are also sustainable and adaptable to different applications.

Текст от CORDIS, на английски · Данни: CORDIS, © Европейски съюз

Цел на проекта

There is an increasing and urgent need in Europe and globally for effective and robust high temperature (HT) lubricant additives in critical industrial applications. Combining synergistically the exceptional oil solubility of organic polymers and the excellent tribological behaviour of MoS2 nanoparticles (NPs), polymer functionalized-MoS2 NPs with good dispersion stability will be designed and synthesized as candidates for HT lubricant additives. In addition, to suppress MoS2 oxidation under HT, which would cause high friction and wear, carbon nanomaterials (CNMs) will be covalently combined with MoS2 NPs to improve the retention of MoS2 on the frictional surfaces and prevent oxidation during rubbing. In this project, MoS2 NPs will be functionalized by two methods: 1) Immobilization of organic polymer on the surface of MoS2 NPs using non-covalent and covalent approaches. The organic polymers including oil-soluble poly-(lauryl methacrylate) (PLMA), polyalkylene glycol (PEG), and hyperbranched poly(3-ethyl-3-hydroxymethyloxetane) PEHO; 2) MoS2 NPs growing on the surface of organic polymer modified-CNMs with covalent bonds. The polymers connecting CNMs and MoS2 NPs are novel PEHO and PEG derivatives with lipoic acid (LA) and nitrilotriacetic acid (NTA) terminals. The properties of the grafted polymers on MoS2 NPs and CNMs will be analyzed. The dispersion stability of surface functionalization MoS2 NPs will be assessed by SAXS/SANS, as well as cryo-TEM, SEM, DLS, and ξ- potential measurements. The surface force apparatus (SFA) will be used for mechanistic understanding of how such NPs mediate friction, with the macroscopic HT tribological properties of the NP dispersions investigated using tribometer. The correlation between the NP physicochemical properties and their efficacy in lubrication will be assessed. The wear mechanism of surface functionalized-MoS2 NPs as friction reduction and antiwear (AW) additives in lubricating oils will be explored by XPS and SEM-EDS.

Оригинален текст от CORDIS (на английски).

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UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL · BRISTOLКоординаторОбединеното кралство