Recent Advances in Green Lubricants
A special issue of Lubricants (ISSN 2075-4442).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 October 2024 | Viewed by 799
Special Issue Editors
Interests: materials characterization; wear and friction; lubrication; bio-lubricants
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: automotive systems; green lubricants; lubrication; tribology; materials characterization
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Green lubricants are of crucial importance for sustainable tribological processes. The effectiveness of the lubricating behavior of these substances depends on their chemical nature, rheological behavior, physical properties, temperature and oxidation stability, ability to form protective layers, additive agents, and, above all, on the tribological performance of the mechanical system. One of the main research fields of current tribology concerns the creation of new green lubricants or chemical modifications that can enhance energy efficiency, decrease wear on the machinery, have a maximized service life, and achieve adequate performance without affecting the environment.
The objective of this Special Issue is to invite the scientific community to publish on the most recent advances in the field of green lubricants. We welcome all contributions involving experimental and theoretical research on green lubricants, especially those focused on the synthesis, chemical modifications, or integration of additives; and the evaluation of thermal, oxidative, rheological, and tribological properties of green lubricants, with the purpose of using them in further specific applications. Original research articles, reviews, and short communications are all welcome.
We hope that this Special Issue will collect multidisciplinary articles that show the different advances in the field of green lubricants, with the common goal of contributing to the sustainable development of our world through their use in engineering applications.
We look forward to receiving your contributions to this field.
Prof. Dr. Karla Judith Moreno
Dr. María Teresa Hernández Sierra
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.
Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Lubricants is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.
Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.
Keywords
- green lubricants
- rheological behavior
- physical properties
- temperature and oxidation stability
- tribology performance
