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Halloysite Reinforced Natural Esters For Energy Applications, Jaime Taha-Tijerina, Karla Aviña, Victoria Padilla-Gainza, Aditya Akundi
Halloysite Reinforced Natural Esters For Energy Applications, Jaime Taha-Tijerina, Karla Aviña, Victoria Padilla-Gainza, Aditya Akundi
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Recently, environmentally friendly and sustainable materials are being developed, searching for biocompatible and efficient materials which could be incorporated into diverse industries and fields. Natural esters are investigated and have emerged as eco-friendly high-performance alternatives to mineral fluids. This research shows the evaluations on thermal transport and tribological properties of halloysite nanotubular structures (HNS) reinforcing natural ester lubricant at various filler fractions (0.01, 0.05, and 0.10 wt.%). Nanolubricant tribotestings were evaluated under two configurations, block-on-ring, and 4-balls, to obtain the coefficient of friction (COF) and wear scar diameter (WSD), respectively. Results indicated improvements, even at merely 0.01 wt.% HNS concentration, …