PRODUCING CARBON-BASED BOUNDARY FILMS FROM CATALYTICALLY ACTIVE LUBRICANT ADDITIVES

摘要

A lubricant composition includes an oil including a plurality of long-chain hydrocarbon molecules. A quantity of a catalytically active metal-organic additive is mixed with the oil. The metal-organic additive is formulated to fragment the long-chain hydrocarbon molecules of the oil into at least one of dimers and trimers under the influence of at least one of a mechanical loading and a thermal loading. In some embodiments, the metal-organic additive includes a compound of formula II:;;where:
X is Sc, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Y, Zr, Nb, Mo, Tc, Ru, Rh, Pd, Ag, Cd, Hf, Ta, W, Re, Os, Ir, Pt, Au, Hg, Rf, Db, Sg, Bh, Hs, Mt, Ds, Rg or Cn, and
R1, R2, R3 and R4 are alkyl or alkyl halide.

主权项

1. A lubricant composition, comprising:
an oil including a plurality of long-chain hydrocarbon molecules; and a quantity of a catalytically active metal-organic additive mixed with the oil, the metal-organic additive formulated to fragment at least a portion of the long-chain hydrocarbon molecules of the oil into at least one of dimers and trimers under the influence at least one of a mechanical loading and a thermal loading.