Sains
Malaysiana: 37(3) : 227-232(2008)
Tribological Behaviour
of OA-Capped WO3 Nanoparticles
as an Additive to Base Oils
(Kelakuan Tribologi Nanozarah
WO3 Bersalut-OA sebagai
Penambah dalam Minyak Asas)
Siti Fazlili Abdullah
Department of Engineering Science
and Mathematics
College of Engineering, Universiti
Tenaga Nasional
Km 7, Jalan Kajang-Puchong
43009 Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia
Shahidan Radiman, Muhammad
Azmi Abdul Hamid & Noor Baa’yah Ibrahim
School of Applied Physics,
Faculty Science and Technology
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia,
43600 UKM Bangi
Selangor, Malaysia
Received: 12
June 2007 / Accepted: 21 September 2007
ABSTRACT
Oleic
acid (OA) capped wolfram (VI) oxide, WO3 nanoparticles
were chemically synthesized and characterized by means of Fourier
Transform-Infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) and transmission electron
microscopy (TEM). The tribological properties of the capped WO3
nanoparticles as an additive in base oils were investigated using
a four-ball machine. Results
show that OA-capped WO3 nanoparticles are able to prevent
water adsorption and capable of being dispersed stable in organic
solvents which is base oils. The as-prepared capped WO3
nanoparticles have an average size of 15 nm. In addition, OA-capped WO3 nanoparticles
as an additive in base oils perform good anti-wear (AW) and anti-friction
(AF) properties owing to the formation of a boundary film.
Keywords:
Nanoparticles; FT-IR; TEM;
tribology
ABSTRAK
Nanozarah
wolfram (VI) oksida, WO3 bersalut asid oleik (OA) disintesis
secara kimia dan dicirikan menggunakan spektroskopi infra merah
transformasi fourier (FT-IR) dan mikroskopi elektron transmisi (TEM).
Sifat-sifat tribologi nanozarah wolfram (VI) oksida, WO3
bersalut sebagai penambah dalam minyak asas dikaji menggunakan alat
tribo empat-bola. Keputusan menunjukkan nanozarah bersalut asid
oleik (OA) dapat mengelak daripada berlakunya penjerapan air dan
juga berselerak dengan stabil dalam pelarut organik iaitu minyak
asas. Nanozarah WO3 bersalut asid oleik (OA) mempunyai
saiz purata 15 nm. Selain itu, nanozarah WO3 bersalut
asid oleik (OA) sebagai penambah dalam minyak asas menunjukkan bahawa
ia dapat mengurangkan haus (AW) dan geseran (AF). Ini adalah disebabkan
berlakunya pembentukan filem disempadan.
Kata
kunci: Nanozarah; FT-IR; TEM; tribologi
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