Microstructure of complex lithium lubricants

• Date: 2025
• Main Authors: Bodachivska, Larysa Yu., Venger, Iryna O., Verba, Artem Yu.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: V.P. Kukhar Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry and Petrochemistry of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine 2025
• Subjects: загусник мастил; мікроструктура; реологія; механічна стабільність; комплексні літієві мастила
• Online Access: https://kataliz.org.ua/index.php/journal/article/view/134
• Journal Title: Catalysis and petrochemistry

This work presents the results of studies of the microstructure and properties of lubricant samples based on synthesized complex lithium soaps of hydroxylated fatty acids from of waste food oil as a lubricant thickener. The results of scanning electron microscopy confirmed the differences in the pec...