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Assessment of the Tribological Performance of Electrospun Lignin Nanofibrous Web-Thickened Bio-Based Greases in a Nanotribometer

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NANOMATERIALS
Volume 13, Issue 21, Pages -

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MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/nano13212852

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bio-based lubricating greases; electrospinning; friction; lignin; nanofiber; wear

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In this study, different lignin nanostructures were obtained through electrospinning and used as thickeners in bio-based lubricating greases. The impact of nanofibrous network morphology on friction and wear was investigated. The results showed that homogeneous bead-free nanofiber mats as thickeners can effectively reduce friction and wear.
The tribological performance of novel bio-based lubricating greases thickened with electrospun lignin nanostructures was investigated in a nanotribometer using a steel-steel ball-on-disc configuration. The impact of electrospun nanofibrous network morphology on friction and wear is explored in this work. Different lignin nanostructures were obtained with electrospinning using ethylcellulose or PVP as co-spinning polymers and subsequently used as thickeners in castor oil at concentrations of 10-30% wt. Friction and wear generally increased with thickener concentration. However, friction and wear decreased when using homogeneous bead-free nanofiber mats (with higher fiber diameter and lower porosity) rather than nanostructures dominated by the presence of particles or beaded fibers, which was favored by reducing the lignin:co-spinning polymer ratio.

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