Surfactants in Tribology, Volume 4

Girma Biresaw is an affiliate of the United States Department of Agriculture in Peoria, Illinois. Kash Mittal is a consultant with Hopewell Junction, in New York.

• Advanced Tribological Concepts. Physical Mechanisms of Atomic-Scale Friction. Shear-Induced Anisotropic Friction in a Lubricated Contact. Macrotribology of Semirigid Poly(α-methylene-γ-butyrolactone) and Poly(methyl methacrylate) Brushes. Application of Quartz Crystal Microbalance Technology in Tribological Investigation. Nanotribological Aspects. Tribology of Water on Graphene and Silicon Superhydrophobic Nanostructured Surfaces. Design and Properties of Self-Assembled Ordered Films for Nanolubrication. Surfactant Influence on Stability and Lubrication Properties of Metal Nanoparticle Suspensions in Oil. Nanotribology: Progress toward Improved Lubrication for the Control of Friction Using Ionic Liquid Lubricants. Ionic Liquids and Aqueous Surfactant Assemblies. Effects of Mixing Two Ionic Liquids on Tribological Behavior of Bearing Steel. Aqueous Solutions of Surfactants in Materials Engineering of Tribological Systems. Use of Surfactants in Metal Cutting Fluids Formation. High-Demanding Applications. Automotive Lubricant Friction Modifiers: Additive Durability Studies. Evaluation of Nonionic Surfactants in Drilling Muds. Adsorption of Surfactants with Different Degrees of Ethoxylation on Hematite Weighting Material and Its Effect on the Tribological Properties of Water-Based Petroleum Drilling Fluids. Role of Gemini Cationic Surfactants in Inhibiting the Corrosion of Carbon Steel. Biobased Lubricants and Fuels. Soy-Based Polymeric Surfactants Prepared in Carbon Dioxide Media and Influence of Structure on Their Surface Properties. Biobased Lubricants and Functional Products from Cuphea Oil. Biodiesel Lubricity and Other Properties. Index.

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