Chemie gegen reibung und verschleiß: Untersuchung molekularer wirkungsmechanismen von schmierstoffadditiven

Although greases and oils are able to reduce friction without other substances being added, blending with additives is essential for todays high-performance lubricants. Only these synthetic additives yield the desired characteristics of the final product, which is often designed specially for a particular application. In most cases, however, the underlying chemical mechanism is not exactly understood. For anti-wear additives it will be shown how modern surface chemistry can help to understand the effectiveness of those substances and thus contribute to a systematic additive optimization.