SBIR Phase I: Development of Macromolecular Corrosion Inhibitors Based on Renewable Resources for Biolubricants and Lubricants

SBIR第一期：基于可再生资源的生物润滑油和润滑油大分子缓蚀剂的开发

• 批准号: 1519782
• 负责人: Ashok Cholli
• 金额: $ 15万
• 依托单位: Polnox Corporation
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2015
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2015-07-01 至 2016-02-29
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1519782&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: SBIR; Phase; Development; Macromolecular; Corrosion

The broader impact/commercial potential of this Small Business Innovation Research Phase I project is to help protect the environment by replacing existing toxic and environmentally-hazardous corrosion inhibitors used as lubricant additives with more environmentally-friendly alternatives. Release of lubricants (for example from loss during use, improper disposal of waste lubricants, accidental spillage, or off-shore drilling) has the potential to cause damage to the environment. Awareness of the toxic nature of current lubricant additives is a driver to develop new technologies for environmentally friendly products. This project addresses the development of novel, environmentally friendly corrosion inhibitor lubricant additives. Besides the environmental benefits of the new technology, the lubricant industry also benefit by expansion into environmentally sensitive lubricant market sectors (for example, marine lubricants used on ships) through the use of safe and non-toxic additives. The new products also utilize non-petroleum based raw materials from renewable and sustainable resources, thus reducing dependence on petroleum. Apart from being non-toxic and environmentally friendly, the proposed products are also expected to be more effective inhibitors as compared to the products currently used in the market. The objectives of this Phase I research project are to design and develop environmentally friendly, corrosion inhibitors providing high performance while meeting the eco-toxicological requirements of environmentally acceptable lubricants (EAL), including bio-lubricants. The use of corrosion inhibitors in lubricants is essential to protect metal surfaces. Unfortunately, many commercial corrosion inhibitors present issues with aquatic toxicity, persistence in the environment, and/or bioaccumulation that render them unacceptable for use in EAL or bio-lubricants. Awareness of the eco-toxicological problems of current inhibitors and the implementation of new regulations mandating the use of EAL in certain applications (e.g. marine lubricants) has created an urgent need in the market to replace existing products and the opportunity to develop new technologies for corrosion inhibition. The proposed Phase I project work includes design of product candidates using renewable raw materials based on the Company?s proprietary product concept, synthesis on a laboratory scale, characterization using standard analytical methods, preliminary assessment of eco-toxicological properties using structure activity relationship (SAR) calculations, performance testing in bio-lubricants, and design optimization based on the results. The expected outcome of Phase I is the selection of one or more candidates for commercial development in Phase II.

这个小型企业创新研究第一阶段项目的更广泛的影响/商业潜力是通过用更环保的替代品取代现有的有毒和对环境有害的腐蚀抑制剂来帮助保护环境。润滑剂的释放（例如使用过程中的损失、废弃润滑剂的不当处理、意外溢出或海上钻井）可能会对环境造成损害。认识到当前润滑油添加剂的毒性是开发环保产品新技术的驱动力。该项目致力于开发新型环保型缓蚀剂润滑油添加剂。除了新技术带来的环境效益外，润滑油行业还通过使用安全无毒的添加剂，扩大到对环境敏感的润滑油市场部门（例如，船舶上使用的船用润滑油）。新产品还利用来自可再生和可持续资源的非石油基原材料，从而减少对石油的依赖。除了无毒和环保外，与目前市场上使用的产品相比，建议的产品预计也是更有效的抑制剂。第一阶段研究项目的目标是设计和开发环境友好的缓蚀剂，提供高性能，同时满足环境可接受润滑剂（EAL）的生态毒理学要求，包括生物润滑剂。在润滑剂中使用缓蚀剂对保护金属表面至关重要。不幸的是，许多商业腐蚀抑制剂存在水生毒性、在环境中的持久性和/或生物累积的问题，使得它们不能用于EAL或生物润滑剂。对当前缓蚀剂的生态毒理学问题的认识以及强制要求在某些应用（例如船用润滑油）中使用EAL的新法规的实施，在市场上产生了对替代现有产品的迫切需求以及开发用于腐蚀抑制的新技术的机会。拟议的第一阶段项目工作包括设计的产品候选人使用可再生原材料的基础上，公司？公司的专有产品概念，在实验室规模的合成，使用标准分析方法的表征，使用结构活性关系（SAR）计算的生态毒理学性质的初步评估，在生物润滑剂中的性能测试，并根据结果进行设计优化。第一阶段的预期结果是选择一个或多个候选项目进行第二阶段的商业开发。