Synergistic Effects between Phosphonium-Alkylphosphate Ionic Liquids and Zinc Dialkyldithiophosphate (ZDDP) as Lubricant Additives

Jun Qu, William C. Barnhill, Huimin Luo, Harry M. Meyer, Donovan N. Leonard, Alexander K. Landauer, Bassem Kheireddin, Hong Gao, Brian L. Papke, Sheng Dai

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Abstract

Unique synergistic effects between phosphonium-alkylphosphate ionic liquids (ILs) and zinc dialkyldithiophosphate (ZDDP) are discovered when used together as lubricant additives, resulting in significant friction and wear reduction along with distinct tribofilm composition and mechanical properties. The synergism is attributed to the remarkably 30-70× higher-than-nominal concentrations of hypothetical new compounds (via anion exchange between IL and ZDDP) on the fluid surface/interface.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)4767-4774
Number of pages8
JournalAdvanced Materials
Volume27
Issue number32
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 1 2015

Keywords

  • ZDDP
  • friction and wear reductions
  • ionic liquids
  • lubricant additives
  • synergistic effects

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