A review of recent developments of friction modifiers for liquid lubricants (2007–present)

Current Opinion in Solid State and Materials Science - Tập 18 Số 3 - Trang 119-139 - 2014
Tang Zheng-lin1, Shaohui Li1,2
1PetroChina Dalian Lubricating Oil R&D Institute, Dalian 116023, China
2State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China

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