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Ionic Liquid Lubricants: Basics and Applications

Huaping XiaoCollege of Mechanical and Transportation Engineering, China University of Petroleum–Beijing, Beijing, P. R. ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 20-30 | Received 04 Apr 2015, Accepted 12 Jan 2016, Published online: 06 Jul 2016

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