Role of nano-sized materials as lubricant additives in friction and wear reduction: A review

B Wang, F Qiu, GC Barber, Q Zou, J Wang, S Guo… - Wear, 2022 - Elsevier
Nanoparticles acting as additives to improve the tribological performance of base fluids have
attracted much attention in the last several decades to lower wear loss, reduce the frictional …

Advances in carbon nanomaterials as lubricants modifiers

I Ali, A Kucherova, N Memetov, T Pasko… - Journal of Molecular …, 2019 - Elsevier
In spite of good development and progress in lubricants, billions US dollars are being lost in
many industries and motor vehicles globally due to engine frictions. Therefore, there is a …

Friction and wear characteristics of TiO2 nano-additive water-based lubricant on ferritic stainless steel

H Wu, J Zhao, X Cheng, W Xia, A He, JH Yun… - Tribology …, 2018 - Elsevier
The tribological behaviour of innovative TiO 2 nano-additive water-based lubricant on ferritic
stainless steel (FSS) 445 was characterised on a ball-on-disk tribometer. Non-oxidised …

Tribological properties and anti-wear mechanism of ZnO@ graphene core-shell nanoparticles as lubricant additives

B Ren, L Gao, M Li, S Zhang, X Ran - Tribology International, 2020 - Elsevier
Graphene is regarded as a promising, environmentally friendly candidate for lubricant
additives. This work presents a coated nanocomposite with hard-core and soft-shell as …

Enhanced tribological performances of zinc oxide/MWCNTs hybrid nanomaterials as the effective lubricant additive in engine oil

BSA Vardhaman, M Amarnath, J Ramkumar… - Materials Chemistry and …, 2020 - Elsevier
The major objective of this work was to investigate the tribological performance of zinc
oxide,(ZnO), multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) and ZnO/MWCNTs hybrids as …

Tribological properties of oleic acid-modified zinc oxide nanoparticles as the lubricant additive in poly-alpha olefin and diisooctyl sebacate base oils

L Wu, Y Zhang, G Yang, S Zhang, L Yu, P Zhang - Rsc Advances, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Oleic acid (OA) modified ZnO nanoparticles with an average size of 4.04 nm were prepared
via a facile in situ one-step route. The as-prepared ZnO nanoparticles were characterized by …

Graphite and hybrid nanomaterials as lubricant additives

ZJ Zhang, D Simionesie, C Schaschke - Lubricants, 2014 - mdpi.com
Lubricant additives, based on inorganic nanoparticles coated with organic outer layer, can
reduce wear and increase load-carrying capacity of base oil remarkably, indicating the great …

[HTML][HTML] ZnO nanoparticles coated with oleic acid as additives for a polyalphaolefin lubricant

F Marino, ER Lopez, A Arnosa, MAG Gómez… - Journal of Molecular …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this work, ZnO nanoparticles (NPs) were successfully synthesized and coated with oleic
acid (OA). The mean diameter of these NPs (ZnO-OA) was around 11.5 nm, their core was …

Tribological application of nanocomposite additives in industrial oils

M Bukvić, S Gajević, A Skulić, S Savić, A Ašonja… - Lubricants, 2023 - mdpi.com
The demand for an improvement in the tribological properties of lubricants used in various
industrial plants, the automotive industry, and other power transmissions has resulted in the …

A tribological behavior assessment of steel contacting interface lubricated by engine oil introducing layered structural nanomaterials functionalized by oleic acid

H Jiang, X Hou, Y Qian, H Liu, MKA Ali, KD Dearn - Wear, 2023 - Elsevier
Traditional lubricating oil in the lubrication process leads to oil film rupture and lubrication
failure due to thermal instability under high temperatures. Tribological characteristics of …