Hybrid nanocellulose-copper (ii) oxide as engine oil additives for tribological behavior improvement

Friction and wear are the main factors in the failure of the piston in automobile engines. The objective of this work was to improve the tribological behaviour and lubricant properties using hybrid Cellulose Nanocrystal (CNC) and Copper (II) oxide nanoparticles blended with SAE 40 as a base fluid. T...

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Main Authors: Sakinah, Hisham, Kumaran, Kadirgama, Hussein, A. Mohammed, Kumar, Amit, Devarajan, Ramasamy, Mahendran, Samykano, Saidur, Rahman
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author Sakinah, Hisham
Kumaran, Kadirgama
Hussein, A. Mohammed
Kumar, Amit
Devarajan, Ramasamy
Mahendran, Samykano
Saidur, Rahman
author_facet Sakinah, Hisham
Kumaran, Kadirgama
Hussein, A. Mohammed
Kumar, Amit
Devarajan, Ramasamy
Mahendran, Samykano
Saidur, Rahman
author_sort Sakinah, Hisham
building UMP Institutional Repository
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description Friction and wear are the main factors in the failure of the piston in automobile engines. The objective of this work was to improve the tribological behaviour and lubricant properties using hybrid Cellulose Nanocrystal (CNC) and Copper (II) oxide nanoparticles blended with SAE 40 as a base fluid. The two-step method was used in the hybrid nanofluid preparation. Three different concentrations were prepared in a range of 0.1% to 0.5%. Kinematic viscosity and viscosity index were also identified. The friction and wear behavior were evaluated using a tribometer based on ASTM G181. The CNC-CuO nano lubricant shows a significant improvement in term of viscosity index by 44.3–47.12% while for friction, the coefficient of friction (COF) decreases by 1.5%, respectively, during high and low-speed loads (boundary regime), and 30.95% during a high-speed, and low load (mixed regime). The wear morphologies results also show that a smoother surface was obtained after using CNC-CuO nano lubricant compared to SAE 40.
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spelling ump-293462025-09-26T08:31:09Z https://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/29346/ Hybrid nanocellulose-copper (ii) oxide as engine oil additives for tribological behavior improvement Sakinah, Hisham Kumaran, Kadirgama Hussein, A. Mohammed Kumar, Amit Devarajan, Ramasamy Mahendran, Samykano Saidur, Rahman TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery Friction and wear are the main factors in the failure of the piston in automobile engines. The objective of this work was to improve the tribological behaviour and lubricant properties using hybrid Cellulose Nanocrystal (CNC) and Copper (II) oxide nanoparticles blended with SAE 40 as a base fluid. The two-step method was used in the hybrid nanofluid preparation. Three different concentrations were prepared in a range of 0.1% to 0.5%. Kinematic viscosity and viscosity index were also identified. The friction and wear behavior were evaluated using a tribometer based on ASTM G181. The CNC-CuO nano lubricant shows a significant improvement in term of viscosity index by 44.3–47.12% while for friction, the coefficient of friction (COF) decreases by 1.5%, respectively, during high and low-speed loads (boundary regime), and 30.95% during a high-speed, and low load (mixed regime). The wear morphologies results also show that a smoother surface was obtained after using CNC-CuO nano lubricant compared to SAE 40. MDPI - Open Access Publishing Article PeerReviewed pdf en cc_by_nc_4 https://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/29346/1/19.%20Hybrid%20nanocellulose-copper%20%28ii%29%20oxide%20as%20engine%20oil.pdf Sakinah, Hisham and Kumaran, Kadirgama and Hussein, A. Mohammed and Kumar, Amit and Devarajan, Ramasamy and Mahendran, Samykano and Saidur, Rahman Hybrid nanocellulose-copper (ii) oxide as engine oil additives for tribological behavior improvement. Molecules, 25 (13). pp. 1-16. ISSN 1420-3049 (print); 1420-3049 (online). (Published) https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules25132975 https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules25132975 https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules25132975
spellingShingle TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
Sakinah, Hisham
Kumaran, Kadirgama
Hussein, A. Mohammed
Kumar, Amit
Devarajan, Ramasamy
Mahendran, Samykano
Saidur, Rahman
Hybrid nanocellulose-copper (ii) oxide as engine oil additives for tribological behavior improvement
title Hybrid nanocellulose-copper (ii) oxide as engine oil additives for tribological behavior improvement
title_full Hybrid nanocellulose-copper (ii) oxide as engine oil additives for tribological behavior improvement
title_fullStr Hybrid nanocellulose-copper (ii) oxide as engine oil additives for tribological behavior improvement
title_full_unstemmed Hybrid nanocellulose-copper (ii) oxide as engine oil additives for tribological behavior improvement
title_short Hybrid nanocellulose-copper (ii) oxide as engine oil additives for tribological behavior improvement
title_sort hybrid nanocellulose-copper (ii) oxide as engine oil additives for tribological behavior improvement
topic TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
url https://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/29346/
https://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/29346/
https://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/29346/