UV-Visible Spectrophotometer for Distinguishing Oxidation Time of Engine Oil
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Thermal Oxidation
2.2. UV-Vis Analysis
2.3. Data Preprocessing and Analysis
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Selection of Wavelengths and Wavelength Ranges
3.2. Comparison with Infrared Spectra
3.3. Predicting Oxidation Time
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Oxidation Time (h) | TBN (mg KOH g−1) | Viscosity (mm2 s−1) |
---|---|---|
0 | 7.2 | 44.98 |
24 | 6.4 | 47.67 |
48 | 5.0 | 46.04 |
72 | 4.5 | 49.38 |
96 | 3.9 | 49.68 |
120 | 3.4 | 49.25 |
144 | 1.8 | 53.27 |
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Holland, T.; Abdul-Munaim, A.M.; Mandrell, C.; Karunanithy, R.; Watson, D.G.; Sivakumar, P. UV-Visible Spectrophotometer for Distinguishing Oxidation Time of Engine Oil. Lubricants 2021, 9, 37. https://doi.org/10.3390/lubricants9040037
Holland T, Abdul-Munaim AM, Mandrell C, Karunanithy R, Watson DG, Sivakumar P. UV-Visible Spectrophotometer for Distinguishing Oxidation Time of Engine Oil. Lubricants. 2021; 9(4):37. https://doi.org/10.3390/lubricants9040037
Chicago/Turabian StyleHolland, Torrey, Ali Mazin Abdul-Munaim, Christopher Mandrell, Robinson Karunanithy, Dennis G. Watson, and Poopalasingam Sivakumar. 2021. "UV-Visible Spectrophotometer for Distinguishing Oxidation Time of Engine Oil" Lubricants 9, no. 4: 37. https://doi.org/10.3390/lubricants9040037