Using Ionic Liquid Additive to Enhance Lubricating Performance for Low-Viscosity Engine Oil
Energy efficient lubricants are essential for sustainable transportation, and the trend is to develop and implement lower viscosity lubricants with more effective additives. Ionic liquids (ILs) have been reported as candidate additives with superior friction and wear reducing capabilities. Unlike most literature relying on bench-scale testing of simple oil–IL blends, this study produced low-viscosity (SAE 0W-12) fully formulated engine oils using a phosphonium-organophosphate IL as an antiwear additive and evaluated them in both bench-scale tribological testing and full-scale fired engine dynamometer testing. The experimental formulation containing a combination of ZDDP and IL outperformed the formulations using either ZDDP or IL alone, as well as a commercial SAE 0W-20 engine oil in terms of mitigating boundary friction, wear, and contact fatigue-induced micropitting. Furthermore, racing engine dynamometer tests demonstrated 3–4 °C lower oil temperature, 4–5 ft-lbs higher horsepower output, and up to 9.9% better fuel economy for the IL-containing SAE 0W-12 experimental oil compared with selected commercial SAE 5W-30 and 0W-20 engine oils.
- Research Organization:
- Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Transportation Office. Vehicle Technologies Office
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC05-00OR22725
- OSTI ID:
- 1798600
- Journal Information:
- ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, Vol. 9, Issue 21; ISSN 2168-0485
- Publisher:
- American Chemical Society (ACS)Copyright Statement
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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