Improvement in stability and thermophysical properties of CNC-MXene nanolubricant for Tribology application

Mohd Kamal, Kamarulzaman and Sakinah, Muhamad Hisham and Kadirgama, Kumaran and Ramasamy, Devarajan and Samykano, Mahendran and Said, Zafar and Pandey, Adarsh Kumar (2023) Improvement in stability and thermophysical properties of CNC-MXene nanolubricant for Tribology application. Journal of Molecular Liquids, 381 (121695). pp. 1-16. ISSN 0167-7322. (Published)

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Abstract

The primary objective of the present work is to carry out an experimental study into the stability and thermophysical characteristics of cellulose nanocrystal, MXene, and hybrid cellulose nanocrystal-MXene added to engine oil as a lubricant for piston ring-cylinder liner application. There have been experiments with stability techniques like sedimentation observation, UV–visible spectroscopy, and zeta potential. Thermophysical characteristics have been measured using the viscosity index, dynamic viscosity, and thermal conductivity at various concentrations (ranging from 0.01 % to 0.05 %) and temperatures (from 40 °C to 100 °C). Even without any surfactants, the cellulose nanocrystal-MXene nanolubricants showed good dispersion during the first seven days. The results of the ultraviolet–visible spectrophotometer indicate that cellulose nanocrystal nanolubricants exhibit an absorbance ratio that is most similar to one. It can be shown that the zeta potential increases with a concentration in the distribution of cellulose nanocrystal, MXene, and cellulose nanocrystal-MXene nanoparticles. According to the viscosity index results, all nanolubricants reduce the lubricity oil's viscosity by 16.77 % to 20.33 %, with cellulose nanocrystal-MXene showing the greatest improvement at 0.05 %. At solid concentrations of 0.01 % cellulose nanocrystal and 0.05 % cellulose nanocrystal-MXene with temperatures of 40 °C and 90 °C, the dynamic viscosity was enhanced by 0.92 % and 130.87 %, respectively. The solid concentration of 0.05 % cellulose nanocrystal-MXene was determined to have the greatest effect on the thermal conductivity ratio of the chosen nanolubricant at 90 °C. Overall, at an average concentration of 0.05 %, the thermophysical properties' performance was increased by the addition of cellulose nanocrystal-MXene nanoparticle. The study's findings may be useful for applications involving heat transmission, particularly tribological ones.

Item Type: Article
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Uncontrolled Keywords: Cellulose nanocrystal; Hybrid nanolubricant; MXene; Thermal conductivity; Viscosity
Subjects: T Technology > T Technology (General)
T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
T Technology > TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
T Technology > TL Motor vehicles. Aeronautics. Astronautics
Faculty/Division: Institute of Postgraduate Studies
Faculty of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering Technology
Depositing User: Mr Muhamad Firdaus Janih@Jaini
Date Deposited: 28 May 2024 08:02
Last Modified: 28 May 2024 08:02
URI: http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/40831
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