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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