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Yang J, Yu H, Zhen F, Li H, Yang J, Zhang L, Qu B. An integrated electrode material based on corn straw cellulose biochar with three-dimensional network porous structure for boosting electrochemical performance of lithium batteries. Int J Biol Macromol 2024; 268:131569. [PMID: 38615854 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.131569] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2023] [Revised: 12/17/2023] [Accepted: 04/10/2024] [Indexed: 04/16/2024]
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In this work an integrated electrode material based on the VS4 nanoparticles grow on three-dimensional network porous biochar is put forward, forming a heterostructure that significantly boost the rate and cycle performance in lithium batteries. Biochar derives from two-steps treatment removing partial cellulose and hemicellulose, possessing three-dimensional network porous structure and naturally nitrogenous. The integrated electrode material constructs the continuous electrons transfer network, accommodates the volume expansion and traps the polar polysulfides efficiently. After 100 cycles at 1C, the integrated electrode with biochar shows the highest specific discharge capacity. Even at 2C, the three-dimensional electrode can display a high specific discharge capacity of 798.6 mAh·g-1. Thus, our study has pointed the innovations approach of constructing integrated electrode materials with porous structure biochar to enhance the electrochemical performance of lithium batteries.
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- Jiaxun Yang
- College of Art and Science, Northeast Agr Univ, Harbin 150030, China; Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Phys, Beijing Natl Lab Condensed Matter Phys, Beijing 100190, China
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- Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Phys, Beijing Natl Lab Condensed Matter Phys, Beijing 100190, China
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- Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New and Renewable Energy Research and Development, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- College of Art and Science, Northeast Agr Univ, Harbin 150030, China
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- College of Art and Science, Northeast Agr Univ, Harbin 150030, China
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- College of Art and Science, Northeast Agr Univ, Harbin 150030, China
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- College of Art and Science, Northeast Agr Univ, Harbin 150030, China.
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Shetty P, Mu L, Shi Y. Fat mimicking compounds as grease thickeners in Poly(ethylene glycol)/water: Adopting the solution from history. J Colloid Interface Sci 2020; 578:619-628. [PMID: 32554144 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2020.06.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2020] [Revised: 05/24/2020] [Accepted: 06/08/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Water-based lubricants are thought to be the next generation green lubricants, however, there are very few developments of aqueous grease lubricants. Here, water-based grease lubricants were developed using the food fat replacers. The concept of using fat replacers was inspired by the historical usage of fat as a lubricant. Dextrins were chosen as the fat replacers and mixture of water and PEG as the base fluid. Dextrins with different molecular weights were selected to study its effect on the rheological, tribological and thermal behavior of the gels. It was found that only higher molecular weight dextrins will form the colloidal gels, whereas low molecular weight dextrins will form the colloidal solution. The SEM images of the dried samples showed the agglomerated micro-spherical network with the void to hold the base fluid. It was found that, at an optimum concentration, the fat replacers showed 35-58% lower friction and 29-41% lower wear than the pure PEG200/water solution regardless of their molecular weight. The spherical shaped colloidal particles will form the film over the metal surface by nano-filling and these particles will act as nano-bearings which will reduce the wear and friction. These gel lubricants can be used where the highly biodegradable and bio-compatible green lubricant is needed.
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- Pramod Shetty
- Division of Machine Elements, Luleå University of Technology, Luleå 97187, Sweden
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- Division of Machine Elements, Luleå University of Technology, Luleå 97187, Sweden.
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- Division of Machine Elements, Luleå University of Technology, Luleå 97187, Sweden.
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Song W, Chen P, Yan J, Zhu W, Ji H. The Tribological Properties of Reduced Graphene Oxide Doped by N and B Species with Different Configurations. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:29737-29746. [PMID: 32510914 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c03467] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Reduced graphene oxide (rGO) was doped by nitrogen (N) and/or boron (B), leading to four different configurations: N-rGO (N-doped rGO), B-rGO (B-doped rGO), N-B-rGO (N and B codoped rGO with formation of B-N bond), and N,B-rGO (N and B isolate-doped rGO without formation of B-N bond). The preparations of different configurations were controlled by the chemical vapor deposition procedure, and their structures were further confirmed by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), Raman spectroscopy, and X-ray diffraction (XRD). The tribological performance of these was tested via a ball-on-flat tribometer under 5 N load. N,B-rGO displayed better friction-reducing and antiwear performance than N-rGO and B-rGO, while N-B-rGO presented poorer tribological properties. The morphology and components of the wear track after friction were further explored, revealing that N,B-rGO can be adsorbed on the rubbing surface to form a graphene-based protective layer, while N-B-rGO cannot. In addition, first-principles calculations based on density functional theory further confirmed a stronger interfacial energy of N,B-rGO on steel surface than that of N-B-rGO on the steel surface, which was in accordance with the experimental results.
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- Wei Song
- Fine Chemical Industry Research Institute, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- National Supercomputer Center in Guangzhou, School of Data and Computer Science, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Fine Chemical Industry Research Institute, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Institute for Energy Research, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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- Fine Chemical Industry Research Institute, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
- School of Chemical Engineering, Guangdong University of Petrochemical Technology, Maoming 525000, China
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Shetty P, Mu L, Shi Y. Polyelectrolyte cellulose gel with PEG/water: Toward fully green lubricating grease. Carbohydr Polym 2020; 230:115670. [PMID: 31887933 DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2019.115670] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2019] [Revised: 11/23/2019] [Accepted: 11/25/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Developing a fully green lubricant is an urgent need due to the growing consciousness of environmental protection and dwindling resources. In this work, fully green gel lubricants were developed out of cellulose derivatives as gelator and mixture of water and poly(ethylene glycol) 200 (PEG 200) as the base fluid. The non-ionic hydroxyethyl cellulose (HEC) and anionic sodium carboxymethyl cellulose (NaCMC) were chosen to understand the effect of ionic and non-ionic gelators on the thermal, rheological and the tribological properties of the gel lubricant. HEC or NaCMC is demonstrated as effective additive to reduce wear, stabilize friction coefficient and enhance the thermal stability of developed lubricants. It is shown that anionic gelator will result in producing lower friction and wear in comparison to non-ionic gelator, which may be attributed to the possible tribo-film formation due to the negative charge in the NaCMC molecules and its larger molecular weight.
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- Pramod Shetty
- Division of Machine Elements, Luleå University of Technology, Luleå, 97187, Sweden
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- Division of Machine Elements, Luleå University of Technology, Luleå, 97187, Sweden.
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- Division of Machine Elements, Luleå University of Technology, Luleå, 97187, Sweden.
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Cai M, Yu Q, Liu W, Zhou F. Ionic liquid lubricants: when chemistry meets tribology. Chem Soc Rev 2020; 49:7753-7818. [PMID: 33135717 DOI: 10.1039/d0cs00126k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Ionic liquids (ILs) have emerged as potential lubricants in 2001. Subsequently, there has been tremendous research interest in ILs from the tribology society since their discovery as novel synthetic lubricating materials. This also expands the research area of ILs. Consistent with the requirement of searching for alternative and eco-friendly lubricants, IL lubrication will experience further development in the coming years. Herein, we review the research progress of IL lubricants. Generally, the tribological properties of IL lubricants as lubricating oils, additives and thin films are reviewed in detail and their lubrication mechanisms discussed. Considering their actual applications, the flexible design of ILs allows the synthesis of task-specific and tribologically interesting ILs to overcome the drawbacks of the application of ILs, such as high cost, poor compatibility with traditional oils, thermal oxidization and corrosion. Nowadays, increasing research is focused on halogen-free ILs, green ILs, synthesis-free ILs and functional ILs. In addition to their macroscopic properties, the nanoscopic performance of ILs on a small scale and in small gaps is also important in revealing their tribological mechanisms. It has been shown that when sliding surfaces are compressed, in comparison with a less polar molecular lubricant, ion pairs resist "squeeze out" due to the strong interaction between the ions of ILs and oppositely charged surfaces, resulting in a film that remains in place at higher shear forces. Thus, the lubricity of ILs can be externally controlled in situ by applying electric potentials. In summary, ILs demonstrate sufficient design versatility as a type of model lubricant for meeting the requirements of mechanical engineering. Accordingly, their perspectives and future development are discussed in this review.
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- Meirong Cai
- State Key Laboratory of Solid Lubrication, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Solid Lubrication, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Solid Lubrication, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China. and State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, College of Materials Science and Technology, Northwestern Polytechnical University, 127 YouyiXi Road, Xi an 710072, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Solid Lubrication, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China.
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Mu L, Wu J, Matsakas L, Chen M, Rova U, Christakopoulos P, Zhu J, Shi Y. Two important factors of selecting lignin as efficient lubricating additives in poly (ethylene glycol): Hydrogen bond and molecular weight. Int J Biol Macromol 2019; 129:564-570. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2019.01.175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2019] [Revised: 01/25/2019] [Accepted: 01/28/2019] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Structural strategies to design bio-ionic liquid: Tuning molecular interaction with lignin for enhanced lubrication. J Mol Liq 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2019.02.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Mu L, Wu J, Matsakas L, Chen M, Vahidi A, Grahn M, Rova U, Christakopoulos P, Zhu J, Shi Y. Lignin from Hardwood and Softwood Biomass as a Lubricating Additive to Ethylene Glycol. Molecules 2018; 23:molecules23030537. [PMID: 29495559 PMCID: PMC6017903 DOI: 10.3390/molecules23030537] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2018] [Revised: 02/22/2018] [Accepted: 02/23/2018] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Ethylene glycol (EG)-based lubricant was prepared with dissolved organosolv lignin from birch wood (BL) and softwood (SL) biomass. The effects of different lignin types on the rheological, thermal, and tribological properties of the lignin/EG lubricants were comprehensively investigated by various characterization techniques. Dissolving organosolv lignin in EG results in outstanding lubricating properties. Specifically, the wear volume of the disc by EG-44BL is only 8.9% of that lubricated by pure EG. The enhanced anti-wear property of the EG/lignin system could be attributed to the formation of a robust lubrication film and the strong adhesion of the lubricant on the contacting metal surface due to the presence of a dense hydrogen bonding (H-bonding) network. The lubricating performance of EG-BL outperforms EG-SL, which could be attributed to the denser H-bonding sites in BL and its broader molecular weight distribution. The disc wear loss of EG-44BL is only 45.7% of that lubricated by EG-44SL. Overall, H-bonding is the major contributor to the different tribological properties of BL and SL in EG-based lubricants.
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- Liwen Mu
- Division of Machine Elements, Luleå University of Technology, 97187 Luleå, Sweden.
- Intelligent Composites Laboratory, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The University of Akron, Akron, OH 44325, USA.
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- Division of Machine Elements, Luleå University of Technology, 97187 Luleå, Sweden.
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- Biochemical Process Engineering, Division of Chemical Engineering, Department of Civil, Environmental and Natural Resources Engineering, Luleå University of Technology, 97187 Luleå, Sweden.
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- Division of Machine Elements, Luleå University of Technology, 97187 Luleå, Sweden.
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- Division of Machine Elements, Luleå University of Technology, 97187 Luleå, Sweden.
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- Chemical Technology, Division of Chemical Engineering, Department of Civil, Environmental and Natural Resources Engineering, Luleå University of Technology, 97187 Luleå, Sweden.
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- Biochemical Process Engineering, Division of Chemical Engineering, Department of Civil, Environmental and Natural Resources Engineering, Luleå University of Technology, 97187 Luleå, Sweden.
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- Biochemical Process Engineering, Division of Chemical Engineering, Department of Civil, Environmental and Natural Resources Engineering, Luleå University of Technology, 97187 Luleå, Sweden.
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- Intelligent Composites Laboratory, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The University of Akron, Akron, OH 44325, USA.
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- Division of Machine Elements, Luleå University of Technology, 97187 Luleå, Sweden.
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Yu B, Wang K, Hu Y, Nan F, Pu J, Zhao H, Ju P. Tribological properties of synthetic base oil containing polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane grafted graphene oxide. RSC Adv 2018; 8:23606-23614. [PMID: 35540269 PMCID: PMC9081754 DOI: 10.1039/c8ra04593c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2018] [Accepted: 06/20/2018] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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The dispersion of graphene-based materials in lubricating oil is a prerequisite for improving its friction and wear performance. In this study, polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS) grafted graphene oxide (GO) was synthesized with an aim to improve the dispersibility of graphene in synthetic base oil. The composition and morphology of POSS-GO conjugates were characterized by FTIR, XPS, Raman spectroscopy, TEM and SPM. The tribological behavior of base oil with various concentrations of POSS-GO were examined using a UMT-3 friction and wear tester, and the worn surfaces were analyzed using Raman spectroscopy. It was found that concentrations of POSS-GO additives in the base oil is an important aspect for decreasing the friction and wear of the lubricated solid contacts. At lower and higher concentrations of POSS-GO, the lubricating effect is not effective or even worse. In contrast, at optimized concentration of POSS-GO, graphene sheets could form a boundary tribofilm between the contact, resulting in reduction of the friction coefficient and wear. The dispersion of graphene-based materials in lubricating oil is a prerequisite for improving its friction and wear performance.![]()
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- Bo Yu
- School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering
- Nanjing Forestry University
- Nanjing
- China
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- School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering
- Nanjing Forestry University
- Nanjing
- China
- Key Laboratory of Marine Materials and Related Technologies
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Materials and Related Technologies
- Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Marine Materials and Protective Technologies
- Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Ningbo 315201
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Materials and Related Technologies
- Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Marine Materials and Protective Technologies
- Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Ningbo 315201
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Materials and Related Technologies
- Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Marine Materials and Protective Technologies
- Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Ningbo 315201
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Materials and Related Technologies
- Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Marine Materials and Protective Technologies
- Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Ningbo 315201
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- Shanghai Aerospace Equipment Manufacture Co. Ltd
- Shanghai 200240
- China
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Effect of hydrogen bond on the viscosity of ionic liquid studied by combination of molecular dynamics and quantum chemistry. Theor Chem Acc 2017. [DOI: 10.1007/s00214-017-2138-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Mu L, Shi Y, Hua J, Zhuang W, Zhu J. Engineering Hydrogen Bonding Interaction and Charge Separation in Bio-Polymers for Green Lubrication. J Phys Chem B 2017; 121:5669-5678. [PMID: 28525712 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.7b03194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Synthetic additives are widely used in lubricants nowadays to upgrade lubrication properties. The potential of integrating sustainable components in modern lubricants has rarely been studied yet. In this work, two sustainable resources lignin and gelatin have been synergistically incorporated into ethylene glycol (EG), and their tribological properties were systematically investigated. The abundant hydrogen bonding sites in lignin and gelatin as well as their interchain interaction via hydrogen bonding play the dominating roles in tuning the physicochemical properties of the mixture and improving lubricating properties. Moreover, the synergistic combination of lignin and gelatin induces charge separation of gelatin that enables its preferable adsorption on the friction surface through electrostatic force and forms a robust lubrication layer. This layer will be strengthened by lignin through the interpolymer chain hydrogen bonding. At an optimized lignin:gelatin mass ratio of 1:1 and 19 wt % loading of each in EG, the friction coefficient can be greatly stabilized and the wear loss was reduced by 89% compared to pure EG. This work presents a unique synergistic phenomenon between gelatin and lignin, where hydrogen bonding and change separation are revealed as the key factor that bridges the individual components and improves overall lubricating properties.
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- Liwen Mu
- Intelligent Composites Laboratory, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The University of Akron , Akron, Ohio 44325, United States.,Division of Machine Elements, Luleå University of Technology , Luleå 97187, Sweden
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- Division of Machine Elements, Luleå University of Technology , Luleå 97187, Sweden
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- Division of Machine Elements, Luleå University of Technology , Luleå 97187, Sweden
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- College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, National Engineering Technique Research Center for Biotechnology, Nanjing Tech University , No. 30, Puzhu South Road, Nanjing 211816, P. R. China
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- Intelligent Composites Laboratory, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The University of Akron , Akron, Ohio 44325, United States
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