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Significant enhancement of anti-friction capability of cationic surfactant by phosphonate functionality as additive in water

  • Yurong Wang
  • , Qiangliang Yu
  • , Zhengfeng Ma
  • , Guowei Huang
  • , Meirong Cai
  • , Feng Zhou
  • , Weimin Liu

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Abstract

A new N-(3-(diethoxyphosphoryl)propyl)-N,N-dimethyloctadecan- 1-ammonium bromide (NP) surfactant was synthesized. The NP together with 1 wt% sodium D-gluconate or 1 wt% triethanolamine displays remarkable lubricating property as the water-based lubricant additive and provides a non-corrosive environment for steel in aqueous solution. The lubricating mechanism was tentatively discussed according to electrical contact resistance, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and Quartz Crystal Microbalance measurement. These results show a stable protective film is formed on the contact surface by physical adsorption and tribo-chemical reactions. Surprisingly, the water-based additive has excellent anti-friction properties comparable to oil-based lubricants and superior to cationic surfactant analogue. Therefore, this NP is a potential efficient additive in water-based lubricating fluids.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)86-93
Number of pages8
JournalTribology International
Volume112
DOIs
StatePublished - 2017
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Antiwear
  • Ionic liquids
  • Surfactant
  • Water-based lubrication additives

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