The sustainability of biolubricants as green alternatives for industrial and machinery lubrication is questionable due to their unreliable oxidative stability, high pour point, and easy accumulation of contaminants that affect their tribological performance. Bio-based ionic liquid (IL) lubricants, which are environmentally friendly liquid state salts, have overcome these concerns related to conventional biolubricants. The present study investigates the effect of varying cation–anion moieties in ILs to understand their tribological performance and industrial viability. The industrial viability was analyzed by scaling their friction and wear behaviors against conventional biolubricants, and petroleum-based oils. The study investigated both bio- and nonbio-based ILs. Among the ILs examined, P666,14Saccharinate, P666,14Salicyate, and P666,14Benzoate were found to have superior tribological properties. The presence of large alkyl cation chain length and large aromatic anion ring size in ILs can effectively reduce friction and wear. This study details the mechanism by which the structural combinations of anion and cation in ILs define the tribological behavior of the bulk IL. Additionally, this study also highlights the environmentally benign nature of IL lubricants for possible industrial applications.
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Friction and Wear Behavior of Environmentally Friendly Ionic Liquids for Sustainability of Biolubricants
Carlton J. Reeves,
Carlton J. Reeves
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
Reno, NV 89557
e-mail: creeves005@gmail.com
University of Nevada-Reno
,Reno, NV 89557
e-mail: creeves005@gmail.com
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Arpith Siddaiah,
Arpith Siddaiah
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
Reno, NV 89557
e-mail: asiddaiah@nevada.unr.edu
University of Nevada-Reno
,Reno, NV 89557
e-mail: asiddaiah@nevada.unr.edu
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Pradeep L. Menezes
Pradeep L. Menezes
1
Department of Mechanical Engineering;
Nevada Institute for Sustainability,
Reno, NV 89557
e-mail: pmenezes@unr.edu
University of Nevada-Reno
,Reno, NV 89557
e-mail: pmenezes@unr.edu
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Carlton J. Reeves
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
Reno, NV 89557
e-mail: creeves005@gmail.com
University of Nevada-Reno
,Reno, NV 89557
e-mail: creeves005@gmail.com
Arpith Siddaiah
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
Reno, NV 89557
e-mail: asiddaiah@nevada.unr.edu
University of Nevada-Reno
,Reno, NV 89557
e-mail: asiddaiah@nevada.unr.edu
Pradeep L. Menezes
Department of Mechanical Engineering;
Nevada Institute for Sustainability,
Reno, NV 89557
e-mail: pmenezes@unr.edu
University of Nevada-Reno
,Reno, NV 89557
e-mail: pmenezes@unr.edu
1Corresponding author.
Contributed by the Tribology Division of ASME for publication in the Journal of Tribology. Manuscript received September 17, 2018; final manuscript received February 6, 2019; published online March 11, 2019. Assoc. Editor: Satish V. Kailas.
J. Tribol. May 2019, 141(5): 051604 (11 pages)
Published Online: March 11, 2019
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Received:
September 17, 2018
Revision Received:
February 6, 2019
Accepted:
February 6, 2019
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Reeves, C. J., Siddaiah, A., and Menezes, P. L. (March 11, 2019). "Friction and Wear Behavior of Environmentally Friendly Ionic Liquids for Sustainability of Biolubricants." ASME. J. Tribol. May 2019; 141(5): 051604. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4042872
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