The synthesis of nanocarbon-poly(ricinoleic acid) composite as a lubricant additive with improved dispersity and anti-wear properties.

Herein, a nanocarbon-poly(ricinoleic acid) composite as a lubricant additive with excellent oil-solubility and dispersity was synthesized using nanocarbon spheres (CNSs) and ricinoleic acid a "one-pot" approach. The prepared composite was characterized Fourier transform infrared spectrometry (FTIR), thermogravimetric analysis (TG), Raman spectroscopy (Raman) and X-ray diffraction (XRD). Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) showed that there was no obvious aggregation after surface modification of CNSs.

Relationships between biodiversity and ecosystem functioning proxies strengthen when approaching chemosynthetic deep-sea methane seeps.

As biodiversity loss accelerates globally, understanding environmental influence over biodiversity-ecosystem functioning (BEF) relationships becomes crucial for ecosystem management. Theory suggests that resource supply affects the shape of BEF relationships, but this awaits detailed investigation in marine ecosystems. Here, we use deep-sea chemosynthetic methane seeps and surrounding sediments as natural laboratories in which to contrast relationships between BEF proxies along with a gradient of trophic resource availability (higher resource methane seep, to lower resource photosynthetically fuelled deep-sea habitats).

Synthesis and Characterization of Polycaprolactone Modified Trimellitate Nano-Lubricant.

The application of trimellitate (TMT) in the lubricating oil industry was seriously restricted because of its low viscosity index. In the work reported here, polycaprolactone (PCL) soft chain was embedded into the structure of TMT in order to improve the viscosity index. Characterization of the polymers was done by proton nuclear magnetic resonance (H-NMR), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) and thermogravimetric analysis (TG).