Biomass-Derived Carbons as Friction Reducing Additives for Lubricants: Tribological Properties of Biochars and Activated Carbons Obtained from Sugar Cane Bagasse
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials
2.2. Tribological Tests
2.3. Physico-Chemical Investigations
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Influence of the Pyrolysis Temperature on the Friction Properties of Biochars Derived from Sugar Cane Bagasse
3.2. Structural and Textural Characterization of Activated Carbons Prepared from Sugar Cane Bagasse
3.3. Tribological Properties of Activated Carbons
3.3.1. Friction Properties
3.3.2. Estimation of the Anti-Wear Properties of Activated Carbons
4. Conclusions
5. Patents
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Atomic Concentration (%) | BagPyr800 | BagH2O | BagP1 | BagP1.5 |
---|---|---|---|---|
C | 85.50 | 89.35 | 90.20 | 91.73 |
O | 12.64 | 7.93 | 8.73 | 5.74 |
Si | 1.33 | 0.70 | 0.21 | 0.31 |
P | - | 0.06 | 0.37 | 1.10 |
Textural Parameters | BagPyr800 | BagH2O | BagP1 | BagP1.5 |
---|---|---|---|---|
SBET (m2·g−1) | 222 | 1242 | 1030 | 1492 |
Vmi (cm3·g−1) | 0.078 | 0.420 | 0.094 | 0.140 |
Vme (cm3·g−1) | 0.017 | 0.270 | 0.524 | 1.490 |
Vtot (cm3·g−1) | 0.095 | 0.690 | 0.618 | 1.630 |
Vmi/Vtot (%) | 82.278 | 60.869 | 15.210 | 8.589 |
Vme/Vtot (%) | 17.722 | 39.131 | 84.790 | 91.411 |
ID/IG Ratio before Friction | ID/IG Ratio after 1000 Cycles of Friction | La before Friction (nm) | La after 1000 Cycles of Friction (nm) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
BagPyr800 | 1.26 | 1.54 | 15.23 | 12.47 |
BagH2O | 1.66 | 1.92 | 11.57 | 10 |
BagP1 | 1.81 | 1.95 | 10.60 | 9.85 |
BagP1.5 | 1.96 | 2.17 | 9.79 | 8.85 |
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Molza, A.; Bilas, P.; Nomède-Martyr, N.; Césaire, T.; Yacou, C.; Gaspard, S.; Thomas, P. Biomass-Derived Carbons as Friction Reducing Additives for Lubricants: Tribological Properties of Biochars and Activated Carbons Obtained from Sugar Cane Bagasse. Lubricants 2024, 12, 308. https://doi.org/10.3390/lubricants12090308
Molza A, Bilas P, Nomède-Martyr N, Césaire T, Yacou C, Gaspard S, Thomas P. Biomass-Derived Carbons as Friction Reducing Additives for Lubricants: Tribological Properties of Biochars and Activated Carbons Obtained from Sugar Cane Bagasse. Lubricants. 2024; 12(9):308. https://doi.org/10.3390/lubricants12090308
Chicago/Turabian StyleMolza, Audrey, Philippe Bilas, Nadiège Nomède-Martyr, Thierry Césaire, Christelle Yacou, Sarra Gaspard, and Philippe Thomas. 2024. "Biomass-Derived Carbons as Friction Reducing Additives for Lubricants: Tribological Properties of Biochars and Activated Carbons Obtained from Sugar Cane Bagasse" Lubricants 12, no. 9: 308. https://doi.org/10.3390/lubricants12090308