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Published on: October 19, 2017
Synergistic effects between phosphonium-alkylphosphate ionic liquids and zinc dialkyldithiophosphate (ZDDP) as
Jun Qu1, William C Barnhill1, Huimin Luo2
1Materials Science and Technology Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, P. O. Box 2008, MS-6063, Oak Ridge, TN, 37831-6063, USA.
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.

