Physical Characteristics of Tetrahydroxy and Acylated Derivatives of Jojoba Liquid Wax in Lubricant Applications

Table 4

Effect of [jojoba] on PAO-6 blend density, viscosity, and VI.

	[Jojoba], % w/w
	0 (PAO-6)	1	5	10	100 (jojoba)
Density, g/cm^3
40°C	0.8112 ± 0.0002	0.8115 ± 0.0001	0.8130 ± 0.0001	0.8150 ± 0.0001	0.8487 ± 0.0002
75°C	0.7894 ± 0.0001	0.7898 ± 0.0001	0.7912 ± 0.0000	0.7931 ± 0.0000	0.8261 ± 0.0001
100°C	0.7739 ± 0.0000	0.7743 ± 0.0000	0.7757 ± 0.0000	0.7775 ± 0.0000	0.8101 ± 0.0000
kVisc, mm^2/s
40°C	30.4 ± 0.0	30.2 ± 0.0	29.5 ± 0.0	28.7 ± 0.0	21.8 ± 0.0
75°C	10.2 ± 0.0	10.2 ± 0.0	10.1 ± 0.0	10.0 ± 0.0	9.3 ± 0.0
100°C	5.8 ± 0.0	5.8 ± 0.0	5.8 ± 0.0	5.8 ± 0.0	5.9 ± 0.0
dVisc, mPa·s
40°C	24.7 ± 0.0	24.51 ± 0.01	24.0 ± 0.0	23.41 ± 0.00	18.46 ± 0.00
75°C	8.0 ± 0.0	8.03 ± 0.01	8.0 ± 0.0	7.90 ± 0.00	7.66 ± 0.03
100°C	4.5 ± 0.0	4.52 ± 0.00	4.5 ± 0.0	4.51 ± 0.00	4.80 ± 0.01
VI	136	140	144	150	242