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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 13, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2006
Jun Qu, Knoxville, TN (US);
John J. Truhan, Jr., Cookeville, TN (US);
Sheng Dai, Knoxville, TN (US);
Huimin Luo, Knoxville, TN (US);
Peter J. Blau, Knoxville, TN (US);
Jun Qu, Knoxville, TN (US);
John J. Truhan, Jr., Cookeville, TN (US);
Sheng Dai, Knoxville, TN (US);
Huimin Luo, Knoxville, TN (US);
Peter J. Blau, Knoxville, TN (US);
UT-Battelle, LLC, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
University of Tennessee Research Foundation, Knoxville, TN (US);
Abstract
A lubricant or lubricant additive is an ionic liquid alkylammonium salt. The alkylammonium salt has the structure RNH,[FC(CF)S(O)]Nwhere x is 1 to 3, R is independently Cto Cstraight chain alkyl, branched chain alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkyl substituted cycloalkyl, cycloalkyl substituted alkyl, or, optionally, when x is greater than 1, two R groups comprise a cyclic structure including the nitrogen atom and 4 to 12 carbon atoms, and y is independently 0 to 11. The lubricant is effective for the lubrication of many surfaces including aluminum and ceramics surfaces.