Green high-performance and low-friction interfaces tailored by the reactivity of novel DLC coatings and ionic liquids - GreenCOAT

Project summary

The GreenCOAT project will design a new type of green, DLC-coated interface based on an innovative DLC-deposition technology, tailored for operation with harmless ionic liquids (IL) lubrication. This will comply with restrictions relating to greenhouse-gas emissions that will soon be demanded for all heavily loaded, lubricated mechanical components in transportation and industrial systems. Current UN, EU and national emission legislation already restricted the use of today’s key lubricants, for which there are no acceptable alternatives available. This means that if a new green interface lubrication is not developed in near future, the performance of machinery will rapidly deteriorate, leading to massive technical, economic and social consequences. The GreenCOAT project is about developing innovative “green” DLC-IL interface, which will be full-scale validated for heavy-duty fluid-power hydraulics systems.