New lubricant additives based on cylindrical reversed micelles
Contrast variation SANS will be used to study structures of reversed micelles in cyclohexane, and in particular to reveal effects of hydrotrope addition for promotion and growth of cylindrical micellar aggregates. This equilibrium study represents the first stage of a broader project, which will involve future high pressure/temperature and shear experiments, aimed at understanding the recently discovered role of reversed micelles as lubricants1. The new results will allow to: a) identify and quantify the initial micellar structures, b) understand the formation of long flexible wormlike reverse micelles and c) help guide design of new highly efficient lubricants that have potential to improve friction and wear and to reduce CO2 emissions from combustion engines. This is the first stage in a new 3.5-year PhD program to develop optimized lubricant oils, and Georgina Moody is a 1st year PhD student, fully funded by the lubricant additive company Infineum.
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EASTOE Julian; CATTOZ Beatrice; DOWDING Peter; MOODY Georgina; PREVOST Sylvain; RAHMAN ADHIP and Ilona E Serafin. (2020). New lubricant additives based on cylindrical reversed micelles. Institut Laue-Langevin (ILL) doi:10.5291/ILL-DATA.9-10-1607
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