The ecotoxicity and tribological properties of choline amino acid ionic liquid lubricants

Shuai Zhang, Lin Ma, Ping Wen, Xiangyuan Ye, Rui Dong, Wenjing Sun, Mingjin Fan, Desuo Yang, Feng Zhou, Weimin Liu

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Abstract

This research into environmentally-friendly ionic liquids (ILs) used a series of choline amino acid ILs ([Ch][AA] ILs) prepared from choline cations and several amino acid anions. Their physicochemical and tribological properties were tested, and the results showed that [Ch][AA] ILs had good lubricating properties for different friction pairs at room temperature (RT). Their toxicities were checked against three aquatic organisms: brine shrimp, zebrafish and green algae. The results showed that they have a remarkably low toxicity. Versus traditional IL 1-butyl-3-methyl imidazolium tetrafluoroborate (L-B104), the [Ch][AA] ILs had comparable or even better physicochemical and tribological properties. More importantly, they had the environmentally features of biodegradability and non-toxicity.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)435-441
Number of pages7
JournalTribology International
Volume121
DOIs
StatePublished - May 2018
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Amino acid
  • Choline
  • Ionic liquid lubricant
  • Toxicity

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