화학공학소재연구정보센터
홈 로그인 로그아웃 연락처 사이트맵
Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, Vol.15, No.5, 687-693, September, 2009
DOI10.1016/j.jiec.2009.09.046  Export Citation
Influence of soap/polymer concentration ratio on the rheological properties of lithium lubricating greases modified with virgin LDPE
J.E. Martın-Alfonso, G. Moreno, C. Valencia, M.C. Sanchez, J.M. Franco†, and C. Gallegos
  • Departamento de Ingenierıa Quımica, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad de Huelva, Campus Universitario de ‘‘El Carmen’’, 21071 Huelva, Spain
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The main goal of this work was to study the feasibility of using a low-density polyethylene (LDPE) as additive to improve the rheological properties of lithium lubricating greases. The combined effect that both soap and LDPE concentrations exerts on the rheology of lithium lubricating greases and its relationship with grease microstructure were studied according to an experimental design based on the response surface methodology (RSM). Different lubricating grease formulations were manufactured by modifying lithium 12-hydroxystereate and LDPE concentrations. Small-amplitude oscillatory shear (SAOS) and viscous flow measurements, as well as mechanical stability tests, were performed. In addition to these, environmental scanning electronic microscopy (ESEM) was used to determine grease microstructure. LDPE was found to be a useful additive to modify grease rheology, acting as filler in the entangled soap network. The values of both apparent viscosity and linear viscoelasticity functions increase with soap and LDPE concentration. However, the addition of LDPE distorts soapmicrostructural network, yielding greases with lower relative elastic characteristics.
Keywords:Lubricating grease;Additive;Low-density polyethylene;Rheology;Viscoelasticity
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