Turning the solubility and lubricity of ionic liquids by absorbing CO2

摘要

Ionic liquids (ILs) attract high interest as lubricants or lubricant additives due to their special physicochemical characteristics. CO2 is a widely distributed gas. In many situations, its influence on lubricants cannot be avoided. In this work, three Its are synthesized from choline and amino acids of glycine, L-proline and lysine, respectively. The influence of CO2 absorption on their solubility and lubricity is investigated. In general, it is interesting to find that the solubility is decreased and their lubricity is obviously improved after absorbing CO2, which is strongly related to their functional group (amino group) interactions with CO2. The formation of carbamate groups greatly increases the viscosity resulting in less solid contacts, and strengthens the interfacial adhesion between ILs and solids.