Tribological Study of Addition Oleic Acid in Palm and Coconut Oils as Bio-Lubricants

Abstract:

The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of oleic acid as an additive in palm and coconut oils on tribological properties. Palm and coconut oils are vegetable oils that are consisted of free fatty acid, which one of the materials used as a source of environmental lubricant. Fatty acids in vegetable oil consist of saturated fatty acids and unsaturated fatty acids. Palm and coconut oils are rich in palmitic acid, which is categorized as saturated fatty acids. Whereas oleic acid is unsaturated fatty acids, and it has good lubricity as a lubricant. The effect of variation of oleic acid (10wt%, 20wt%, and 30wt%) in palm and coconut oils was investigated on tribological properties. The tribological properties were investigated by using a pin on disc apparatus and a ball bearing test rig. The results show that the effect of 10%wt oleic acids in coconut oil significantly increased its tribological properties with Δ scar width around 96 μm and 154 μm for the inner race and outer race, respectively.

• Periodical: Materials Science Forum (Volume 1000)
• Pages: 210-219
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.1000.210
• Online since: July 2020
• Authors: Dedison Gasni*, Ikhsanul Fikri, Muhammad Latif
• Keywords: Coconut Oil, Fatty Acid, Oleic Acid, Palm Oil, Tribology

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