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Ionic liquids containing symmetric quaternary phosphonium cations and phosphorus-containing anions, and their use as lubricant additives

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OSTI ID:1439419

An ionic liquid composition having the following generic structural formula: ##STR00001## wherein R1, R2, R3, and R4 are equivalent and selected from hydrocarbon groups containing at least three carbon atoms, and X- is a phosphorus-containing anion, particularly an organophosphate, organophosphonate, or organophosphinate anion, or a thio-substituted analog thereof containing hydrocarbon groups with at least three carbon atoms. Also described are lubricant compositions comprising the above ionic liquid and a base oil, wherein the ionic liquid is dissolved in the base oil. Further described are methods for applying the ionic liquid or lubricant composition onto a mechanical device for which lubrication is beneficial, with resulting improvement in friction reduction, wear rate, and/or corrosion inhibition.

Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-00OR22725
Assignee:
UT-BATTELLE, LLC (Oak Ridge, TN)
Patent Number(s):
9,957,460
Application Number:
14/184,754
OSTI ID:
1439419
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

References (3)

Oil-miscible and non-corrosive phosphonium-based ionic liquids as candidate lubricant additives journal June 2012
Antiwear Performance and Mechanism of an Oil-Miscible Ionic Liquid as a Lubricant Additive journal February 2012
Comparison of an oil-miscible ionic liquid and ZDDP as a lubricant anti-wear additive journal March 2014