Presentation Profile
Evaluation of Oxidized Base Oils by Flow Modulated Two-Dimensional Gas Chromatography - Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry
Currently Scheduled: 10/15/2019 - 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Room: Jasmine Room
Main Author
Paul Harvath - Added Dimension Consulting
- Christina Kelly - LECO Corporation
- Joe Binkley - LECO Corporation
- Lorne Fell - LECO Corporation
Abstract:
Customer expectations of longer lubricant durability continue to increase with new technologies such as EV and hybrid vehicles. Oxidation of base oil is a primary reason for lubricant failure. Three lubrication base oils (synthetic, group III, and group I) were oxidized via rotating pressure vessel oxidation technique (RPVOT) and then analyzed by a flow-modulated two-dimensional gas chromatograph coupled to a time-of-flight mass spectrometer (GCxGC- TOFMS). This preliminary work demonstrates identification of low-level oxidation products (acids, ketones and aldehydes), and links the timing of the oxidation product formation over the course of RPVOT testing to base oil type.
