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SUBMITTER: Ratoi M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6987115 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Ratoi Monica M Tanaka Hiroyoshi H Mellor Brian G BG Sugimura Joichi J
Scientific reports 20200128 1
While it is well known that during RCF tests the formation of nascent catalytic sites on the wear track can break down hydrocarbon molecules to release atomic hydrogen, the potential of the hydrogen environment in fuel cells to hydrocrack the hydrocarbon lubricant in high pressure rolling contacts has so far been ignored. Here we investigate for the first time the ability of the hydrogen environment to generate a chemical tribofilm on the wear track most likely through lubricant hydrocracking, a ...[more]