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Utilization of TiO2/gC3N4 nanoadditive to boost oxidative properties of vegetable oil for tribological application
, Ranjan Nisha, C. Shende Rashmi,
Published in Springer Science and Business Media LLC
2021
Volume: 9
   
Issue: 2
Pages: 273 - 287
Abstract

The emergence of vegetable oil as a promising alternative lubricant in the tribological application space has fueled research for making these oils as useful as mineral oils. Tribological modification of vegetable oil by the addition of TiO2/gC3N4 nanocomposite (as a nanoadditive) was studied here. The dispersion of the nanoadditive in the vegetable oil showed good oil dispersion stability without the addition of any surfactant. The tribological studies were conducted in a four-ball tester using ASTM standard D5183. In addition, the effect of temperature on tribological performance was also studied to understand the oxidation behavior of vegetable oil. The results showed a significant improvement in friction and wear properties of the optimized nano-oil. The mechanism behind the improvement in friction and wear properties is annotated in this paper.

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ISSN22237690
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