Programme

Plenary Lectures

Tuesday 17 April  

Plenary 1: Steve Koonin
The promise of energy biosciences
BP plc, UK

Plenary 2: Meinrad Signer
Trends and developments in the industry and their impact on fuel and lubricant requirements
Iveco, Switzerland

Plenary 3: Derek Mackney
Lubricant additives and the environment
ATC

Session 1: Engine and Transmission Lubricants

Tuesday 17 April

Followed by a poster session and drinks reception

Keynote presentation
Transmission trends and their impact on lubricants
Arthur Wetzel
ZF Friedrichshafen AG, Germany

Lubricant additive impact on the efficiency of a metal V-Belt pushing type continuously variable transmission
K Narita* and M Priest
University of Leeds, UK

Additive impact on dual clutch transmission performance
Susie Hurley*, Craig Tipton and Jim Sumiejski
Lubrizol Ltd, UK

Base stocks - a formulator's marketplace 
Marco Corradi*
Infineum UK Ltd, UK

Experimental and modelling study of the degradation of biodiesels and lubricant base fluids
Moray S Stark*, Julian J Wilkinson, John R Lindsay Smith, Max Smethurst and 
Alexandra Neal
University of York, UK

The behaviour of antioxidants in lubricant base fluids at high temperatures
Alfahad Alfadhl*, John R Lindsay Smith, Moray Stark, Chris J Booth and R Ian Taylor
University of York, UK

The comparison of lubricating oil formulations through motored friction tests on engines
Anthony Allen, David Leong, Paul Shayler*, Ian Pegg, Ian Bell, Alisdair Brown and J C Dumenil
University of Nottingham, UK

Effect of oil formulation on engine journal bearing performance
Adrian Jeffries*, Gordon D Lamb, Riaz A Mufti and Chris P Warrens
BP, UK

Experimental simulation of lubricant additives in gas phase 
D Philippon*, M I De Barros Bouchet, E Gresser, Th Le Mogne and J M Martin
LTDS - Ecole Central de Lyon, France

Session 2: Additive Performance

Wednesday 18 April  

Keynote Presentation
Evolutionary Trends in Additive Technologies: Environmentally Superior ZDDP 
Ewa Bardasz
Lubrizol Corp, USA

The film-forming and friction properties of overbased calcium sulphonate detergents
Ksenija Topolovec-Miklozic, T Reg Forbus and Hugh A Spikes*
Imperial College London, UK

Tribological properties and lubrication mechanisms of new environment-friendly nano-objects additives
F Dassenoy*, L Joly-Pottux, M Belin, B Vacher, J M Martin, G Montagnac, B Reynard, R Tenne and N Fleisher
Ecole Centrale de Lyon, France

Evaulation of the tribofilm tenacity properties - effect of additive interactions 
A Morina* and A Neville
University of Leeds, UK

Designing novel antiwear additive and boundary film lubrication at molecular level
Atanu Adhvaryu*
Caterpillar Inc, USA

Water lubrication: taking Nature's advice on additives
Nicholas D Spencer* and Seunghwan Lee
ETH Zurich, Switzerland

Investigations into interactions between fuels and lubricants and the effects of fuel dilution on oil and additives 
Jolanta Z Adamczewska*, Stephen J Cook and Mark Davies
Lubrizol Ltd, UK

Session 3: Environmental Issues

Wednesday 18 April  

Keynote presentation
Lubricants and the environment - where should the priorities lie?
Cliff Betton
Intertek Ltd, UK

Additives to provide injector detergency for Euro V
Angela Breakspear* and Rinaldo Caprotti
Infineum UK Ltd, UK

Future fuels - future additives
Robert Quigley* and Malcolm Macduff
Lubrizol Ltd, UK

Enhanced diesel engine lubrication systems for reduced environmental impact
A J Brown* and J C Dumenil
BP Global Lubricants Technology, UK

Backward compatible engine oils with reduced environmental impact
Mark C Davies*, Rodney McAtee, Douglas Barr and Graham Marshall
Lubrizol Ltd, UK

Effect of ashless phosphorus antiwear compounds on passenger car emissions and fuel efficiency 
Mark T Devlin*, Roger Sheets, John Loper, Greg Guinther, Karen Thompson, Jeffrey Guevremont and Tze-Chi Jao
Afton Chemical Company, USA

Session 4: Analysis and Performance Testing

Wednesday 18 April  

Understanding TGA methods used to measure soot
Douglas Jayne*, My Hang Truong, Tina Adams, Barbara Soukup and Mark Oliveto
Lubrizol Corp, USA

Developing robust process control for determining the effect of lubricating oil properties and additives on diesel engine fuel economy
J G Hawley*, C Bannister and C J Brace
University of Bath, UK

Where does water go in overbased sulphonate engine oil additives? 
J W Tavacoli, P J Dowding, D C Steytler and A F Routh*
University of Cambridge, UK

Differentiation between the performance of mono-, bis- and tris-succinimide dispersant performance in formulated automotive lubricants and their reactivities with ZDDP's.  A possible forensic test for counterfeit lubricants
M Adedoja Aruna, Malcolm F Fox* and Michael R Sutton
University of Leeds, UK

Session 5: Friction and Wear

Thursday 19 April  

Keynote Presentation
Exploring ideal lubricant parameters for low friction, wear and emissions in reciprocating engines
Victor Wong
MIT, USA

Non-ferrous coating/additive and additive/additive interactions in tribological contacts using ferrous counterbody
T Haque*, A Morina, A Neville, R Kapadia and S Arrowsmith
University of Leeds, UK

Friction and wear properties of lubricated contact of conventional and non-conventional surfaces.
Hugues Renondeau *, R Ian Taylor and Andrew Torrance 
Shell Global Solutions (UK), UK

Gasoline administered friction modifier as a means to reducing piston assembly friction
Oliver Smith*, M Priest, R I Taylor, C Boyd, R Price and N Tait
University of Leeds, UK

Study of the interaction between new anti-wear and friction modifier additives
C Minfray*, T Le Mogne, B Vacher, R Combarieu, S Takeshima, J Igarashi and 
J M Martin
Ecole Centrale de Lyon, France

Novel anti-wear additives for future lubricants
L O Farng* and De E Deckman
ExxonMobil Research, USA

In-situ observation of phosphorus and boron based antiwear films using a mini traction machine with spacer layer image mapping
Rita Kapadia*
Infineum UK Ltd, UK

Influence of the alkyl group of ZDDP on the tribological performances of sulphur- and phosphorus free organic molybdenum compound 
Jian-Qiang Hu*, Xian-Yong Wei, Jun-Bing Yao and Zhi-Min zong
Xuzhou Air Force College and China University of Mining and Technology, China

* denotes presenter to whom affiliation applies