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Ionic Liquids as Lubricants

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This chapter reviews state-of-the-art research on ionic liquids (ILs) as lubricants. The discovery of ILs as high-performance synthetic lubricants in 2001 immediately attracted considerable attention in the field of tribology. Such lubricants have better lubrication performance and antiwear capabilities than conventional lubrication oils. This chapter first introduces a brief summary of tribology and ILs. It then details the tribological research status of ILs, including their tribological properties and functionalization. Finally, trends in future ILs research are presented.

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The authors are grateful to financial support of this work by “973” Program (2007CB607601), NSFC (50721602, 20533080), and Chinese Academy of Sciences (KJCX2.YW.H16).

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Cai, M., Liang, Y., Zhou, F., Liu, W. (2012). Ionic Liquids as Lubricants. In: Mohammad, A., Inamuddin, D. (eds) Green Solvents II. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-2891-2_9

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