Surfactants in Tribology

The premier symposium on Surfactants in Tribology, held in Seoul in 2006, was an enormously successful event that generated a high level of interest in the topic, leading to the publication of the first volume in this series in 2008. The tremendous response was echoed at the follow-up symposium in Berlin that same year, and leading researchers, many of whom participated in the second event, were invited to submit chapters for Surfactants in Tribology, Volume Two. Reflecting the cumulative wisdom of a contingent of researchers, this text explores all-new topics critical to the future of tribology.
Topics discussed in this second volume include:



Properties of silane, thio, phthalocyanine and phospholipid films, membranes, grafts, and SAMs on gold, silica, and graphite substrates
Water/oil emulsions used as oil-well drilling fluids
Properties of organized surfactant assemblies and aqueous solutions of alkyl polyglucosides
Surfactants as demulsifiers in enhanced crude oil production from old wells
Oil/water emulsions with biobased surfactants
The synthesis of novel biobased materials
Properties of biobased lubricants and surfactants
Modeling and statistical predictive methods in the development of biobased lubricants
The fundamentals of surface chemistry at tribological interfaces
The role of surface science in magnetic recording tribology
Antiwear and friction modifier compounds for automotive applications
Surfactants as antimicrobial agents in lubricants


Tribological phenomena are of significant importance in a host of industries ranging from simple products to high-tech devices. This volume and its predecessor reflect the sage contributions of a cadre of experts who report on current possibilities and future potential for harnessing surfactants to control tribological behavior.

Girma Biresaw is at the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. At ARS, Biresaw conducts research in tribology, adhesion, and surface/colloid science in support of programs aimed at developing biobased products from farm-based raw materials. He is a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Biobased Materials and Bioenergy andhas authored/coauthored more than 200 invited and contributed scientific publications and presentations, including more than 50 peer-reviewed manuscripts, 6 patents, 2 edited books, more than 30 proceedings and book chapters, and more than 100 scientific abstracts.

Kashmiri Lal Mittal is currently teaching and consulting worldwide in the areas of adhesion and surface cleaning. He is the editor of 100 published books, as well as others that are in the process of publication, within the realms of surface and colloid science and of adhesion. Mittal is a founding editor of the Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology and has served on the editorial boards of a number of scientific and technical journals. He was recently honored by the international adhesion community on the occasion of the publication of his 100th edited book.

Part I: Films, Membranes, and Self-Assembled Monolayers: Relevance to Tribological Behavior

Tribological Properties of Self-Assembled Monolayers; M. Nakano
Nano-Tribological Properties of Aromatic and Polyaromatic Thiol Self-Assembled Monolayers; Y. Yang and M. Ruths
Friction of Graphite against Silane-Functionalized Silicon Wafers; M. Schmitt, S. Bistac, and K. Jradi
Frictional Properties of Physisorbed Layers of Self-Organized Molecules at Solid–Liquid Interface; K. Miyake
Temperature Dependence of Molecular Packing in Self-Assembled Monolayer Films; S. Hsieh, Y. Liu, D. Beck, M. Suchan, and I-T. Li
Mechanical Properties of Phospholipid-Based Biolubricant Films and Membranes; M. P. Goertz and B. L. Stottrup

Part II: Emulsions and Aqueous Systems: Relevance to Tribological Phenomena

Influence of Surfactants on Wetting and Colloidal Processes of Lubricant Emulsions on Metal Surfaces; S. J. Asadauskas and H. Cesiulis
Surfactant Effects on Bio-Based Emulsions Used as Lubrication Fluids; K. M. Doll and B. K. Sharma
Hydrolyzed Fatty Oil Surfactants as Friction Modifiers at Water-in-Oil Emulsion Interface; A. M. Al-Sabagh, R. A. El-Ghazawy, M. R. Noor El-Din, and N. G. Kandile
Antiwear and Antiseizure Properties of Aqueous Solutions of Alkyl Polyglucosides; M. W. Sulek and T. Wasilewski
Formulation Effects on the Lubricity of O/W Emulsions Used as Oil Well Working Fluids; J. M. González, F. Quintero, R. L. Márquez, S. D. Rosales, and G. Quercia

Part III: Biobased Lubricants

Estolides: Biobased Lubricants; S. C. Cermak
Development and Tribological Behavior of Advanced Biobased Lubricants; A. Adhvaryu
Characterization of Surface-Active Materials Derived from Farm Products; G. Biresaw
Chemically Modified Fatty Acid Methyl Esters: Their Potential Use as Lubrication Fluids and Surfactants; B. K. Sharma, K. M. Doll, and S. Z. Erhan
Vaporization and Carbonization Tendency of Vegetable Oils as a Function of Chemical Composition: Morphology of Carbon Deposits on Steel Surfaces at Elevated Temperature; L. R. Rudnick, M. A. Abdellatif, Ö. Gül, and G. Biresaw

Part IV: General Topics and Applications

Surface Chemistry at the Tribological Interface; W. T. Tysoe
The Role of Surface Science in Magnetic Recording Tribology; T. Karis
Improving Organic Antiwear and Friction Modifier Compounds for Automotive Applications; F. J. DeBlase
Antimicrobial–Surface Activity Relationship of Novel Di-Schiff Base Cationic Gemini Amphiphiles Bearing Homogeneous Hydrophobes; N. A. Negm

Index