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 language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 435-441 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Tribology International |
| Volume | 121 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - May 2018 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Amino acid
- Choline
- Ionic liquid lubricant
- Toxicity