Chem. J. Chinese Universities ›› 2017, Vol. 38 ›› Issue (4): 598.doi: 10.7503/cjcu20160684

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Synthesis, Characterization and Tribological Properties of Imidazol Cheat Boron Ionic Liquids with Different Alkyl Length

ZHANG Yunxiao1,2, SHANG Wangji1,2, SUN Liwen1, LIU Dan1, TONG Dingyi1,*(), CAI Tao1,*(), LIU Shenggao1   

  1. 1. Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo 315000, China
    2. School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200072, China
  • Received:2016-09-26 Online:2017-04-10 Published:2017-03-23
  • Contact: TONG Dingyi,CAI Tao E-mail:tongdingyi@nimte.ac.cn;caitao@nimte.ac.cn
  • Supported by:
    † Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.21404114), the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(No.2014M561797), the Zhejiang Postdoctoral Sustentation Fund, China(No BSH1502162) and the Natural Science Foundation of Ningbo, China(No.2015A610051)

Abstract:

Four environmental-friendly ionic liquids containing imidazol cations with different alkyl chain lengths and bis(salicylato)borate anion were synthesized. Their structures were characterized by NMR, ICP-OES and tribo-performance was studied on four-ball machine and SEM-EDX as well. Tribological properties are largely influenced by alkyl chain lengths. CnMImBScB(n=2,4,6,8) have excellent friction reducing properties, in particular, the coefficient of friction and wear scar diameter lubricated by PEG200 under 392N reduce 58.46% and 20.5%, respectively, when mass fraction of 2% C8MImBScB is introduced. The elemental mapping of worn surfaces reveal that the formation of cheat boron ionic liquids constitutes a tribo-chemical thin film, which not only protect the contact surface against the wear at some extent but also reduces the friction significantly.

Key words: Environmental-friendly, Boron, Ionic liquid, Anti-wear, Anti-friction

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