Synthesis and Characterization of Polycaprolactone Modified Trimellitate Nano-Lubricant

Abstract

The application of trimellitate (TMT) in the lubricating oil industry was seriously restricted because of its low viscosity index. In the work reported here, polycaprolactone (PCL) soft chain was embedded into the structure of TMT in order to improve the viscosity index. Characterization of the polymers was done by proton nuclear magnetic resonance (1H-NMR), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) and thermogravimetric analysis (TG). Results supported our design and were consistent with the target product structure. Performance of the prepared materials was evaluated by standard ASTM methods. Noticeably, the viscosity index of the modified TMT increased from 8 to above 100, which greatly improved its viscosity-temperature performance. As the initiator, tetrabutyl titanate (TBT) can not only complete the ring-opening polymerization of caprolactam (ε-CL) at room temperature, but also generate nano-TiO2 by-products with excellent anti-wear properties during the synthesis. Characterization of the nano-TiO2 was done by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), FT-IR, TG and X-ray diffractometry (XRD). The friction and wear tests were conducted on a four-ball friction tester and the surface morphologies of worn surfaces were investigated by SEM. The experimental results clearly showed that the modified TMT showed better viscosity index and thermal stability as compared to the unmodified one. The modified nano-TMT base oil features excellent lubricant performance with good viscosity–temperature properties, thermal stability and anti-wear properties.

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