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Title: USE OF FTIR, GPC AND NMR TO STUDY THE OXIDATION OF OILS

Author
item Erhan, Sevim
item ADHVARYU, ATANU - PENN STATE, UNIV PK, PA
item RINCON, M - PENN STATE, UNIV PK, PA
item MOREHOUSE, J - PENN STATE, UNIV PK, PA
item PEREZ, J - PENN STATE, UNIV PK, PA

Submitted to: Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers
Publication Type: Abstract Only
Publication Acceptance Date: 5/11/2000
Publication Date: N/A
Citation: N/A

Interpretive Summary:

Technical Abstract: Plant-based oils are preferred for the manufacture of lubricants mainly because they are based on abundantly available and renewable raw materials (e.g., soybeans) and also because they present benign environmental problems associated with their production, blending, use and disposal. However, wide use of plant-based oils in lubrication has not been achieved due to the inferior quality (e.g., poor oxidative stability and low temperature behavior) of lubricants from plant-based oils. Overcoming this problem will require a thorough understanding of the tribochemistry of plant-based oils. In this paper, we discuss our recent investigation into the relationship between the chemistry of plant-based oils and its boundary friction properties.