Tribological Assessment of Chemically Modified Jatropha Curcas Oil Developed by Addition of Graphite Nanoparticles for Biolubricant Applications

Year : 2025 | Volume : 13 | Issue : 02 | Page : 47 58
    By

    Fathimunnisa Begum,

  • N. Ravi Kumar,

  • V. Ramachandra Raju,

  1. Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Baba Institute of Technology & Sciences, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India
  2. Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, MVGR College of Engineering, Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh, India
  3. Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, JNTU Kakinada, Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh, India

Abstract

As an alternative to petroleum-based lubricants, environmentally friendly bio-based lubricants are gaining popularity in the lubrication industry. A sustainable bio-based lubricant, Jatropha Curcas Oil (JCO) incorporates nanoparticles as additives. Nevertheless, this oil cannot be used directly as a biolubricant due to its low oxidative stability. By redesigning the oil’s molecular structure through chemical modification, this restriction can be overcome. Epoxidation and oxirane ringopening were the two steps used in this study to convert non-edible Jatropha curcas oil (JCO) into jatropha oil-based polyol (JOL). The first step involved analyzing the oxirane oxygen content (OOC) of epoxidized jatropha oil (EJCO) in relation to the reaction time, molar ratio of the oil double bond to formic acid, and reaction temperature. A molar ratio of 1:0.6, a reaction temperature of 60 °C, and reaction duration of 4 hours were found to be sufficient to achieve 4.3% OOC. FTIR and viscometers are used to monitor the ring-opening and epoxidation processes. Additionallygraphite nanoparticles of size 15-30nm in different concentrations, 0.25% and 0.5% of oil weight, were added to SAE 20W-40 and EJCO by using probe sonicator. Thermo physical characteristics such as kinematic viscosity, viscosity index, flash point and triobolgicalproperties wear and COF for the lab blend samples was conducted and the results showsthat EJCO+ 0.5% graphite is best suitable nano bio lubricant for IC Engine applications.

Keywords: Epoxidation; ring opening; esterification; oleic acid;SDS (Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate); bio lubricant

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Fathimunnisa Begum, N. Ravi Kumar, V. Ramachandra Raju. Tribological Assessment of Chemically Modified Jatropha Curcas Oil Developed by Addition of Graphite Nanoparticles for Biolubricant Applications. Journal of Polymer and Composites. 2025; 13(02):47-58.
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Fathimunnisa Begum, N. Ravi Kumar, V. Ramachandra Raju. Tribological Assessment of Chemically Modified Jatropha Curcas Oil Developed by Addition of Graphite Nanoparticles for Biolubricant Applications. Journal of Polymer and Composites. 2025; 13(02):47-58. Available from: https://journals.stmjournals.com/jopc/article=2025/view=198811


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Volume 13
Issue 02
Received 25/01/2025
Accepted 07/02/2025
Published 15/02/2025
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