Programme

The following programme was delivered at Additives 2009. A full programme with provisional timings is available to download from this page.

Plenary Lectures

Plenary 1: Lubricant design- impacts on energy efficiency
Selda Gunsel
Shell Global solutions, USA

Plenary 2: Clean fuels for mobility: from fuel quality to carbon reduction
Sandrine Dixson-Decleve
IFQC (The International Fuel Quality Centre), Belgium

Plenary 3: Title to be confirmed
Anders Röj
Volvo Technology Corporation, Sweden

Session 1: Tribology and Surface Chemistry

Followed by a poster session and drinks reception 

Keynote presentation 
Boundary film composition and formation from synergistic combinations of surface active compounds
Doug Jayne*, Matt D Gieselman and Farrukh S Qureshi
The Lubrizol Corporation, USA 

The influence of friction modifiers on ZDDP films 
S M Lundgren*, R I Taylor and G C Smith 
Shell International Petroleum Company Ltd, UK

Characterisitcs of tribofilm formed from ZDDP and GMO on DLC/DLC contacts
V Balasubramaniam*, Riaz A Mufti and H A Spikes
Imperial College London, UK

DLC coating wear mechanism in boundary lubricated contacts and the effect of oil chemistry
T Haque, A Morina* and A Neville
University of Leeds, UK

The effects of lubricant additive systems on novel liner surfaces
Steve Arrowsmith*, Nigel Broom, Paul Symmers, Marc Payne, Hugh Preston and Chris Warrens
Infineum UK Ltd, UK

Simulating ring/bore contact in aluminium alloy engines for improved engine efficiency
Oliver Smith*, Mike Sutton, Mark Davies, William Barton and John Durham
Lubrizol Ltd, UK

Friction modelling in an automotive valve train considering the tribofilm performance in boundary lubrication conditions
R Roshan*, M Priest, A Neville, A Morina, X Xia, C P Warrens and M J Payne
University of Leeds, UK

The mechanisms of wet clutch friction
M Ingram*, H Spikes, J Noles, R Watts and S Harris
Imperial College London, UK

Quantification of formulating and component effects on wear using radionucleotide testing
Matt D Gieselman* and Daryl Baumgartner
The Lubrizol Corporation, USA
* being presented by Doug Jayne

Session 2: Engine and Transmission Lubricants

Keynote Presentation
Future Engine Technology and Design Trends From a Lubricant Perspective
Craig L Goodfellow
Ricardo UK Ltd

Simulating synchroniser stick-slip behaviour for the perfect gear change
Oliver Smith* and Andrew Gelder
Lubrizol Ltd, UK

Anti-shudder property of ATFs - influence of surface tribochemistry
Hongyuan Zhao*, Anne Neville, Ardian Morina, Richard Vickerman and
John Durham
University of Leeds, UK

Optimizing automatic transmission fluids for improved efficiency and longer life
Farrukh S Qureshi*, Morey Najam and Richard Vickerman
The Lubrizol Corporation, USA
* being presented by Michael Gahagan

The new CEC OM646LA engine wear test
Michael Schultz*
ISP Institute for Fuels and Lubes Testing, Germany

Total base number (TBN) in a low sulphur world
Mark C Davies* and Graham Marshall
Lubrizol Ltd, UK

The use of esters in GF-5 engine formulations
Steven J Randles*, John Eastwood and Josephine Lefevre
Croda Lubricants, UK

Understanding and characterisation of soot in engine drain oils using rheology
Julien Plet*, David Price and Mike Sutton
Lubrizol Ltd, UK
* being presented by Michael Gahagan

Session 3: Low Environmental Impact Technology

Keynote Presentation
Creating the market for low carbon transport
Greg Archer*
Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership, UK

The effect of sulfur and phosphorous content of anti-wear additives on friction and boundary film formation
Mark T Devlin*, Jeffrey M Guevremont, Ken Garelick, Karen Hux, Amber Smith and Tze-Chi Jao
Afton Chemical Corporation, USA

Evaluation of a multi-metal corrosion inhibitor system for lubricants
D Chasan, P Fasano, T Habereder and M Hof*
Ciba Inc, Switzerland

Low viscosity lubricants for  energy efficient transportation: crossing the HTHS Rubicon
Mike Sutton*
Lubrizol Ltd, UK

Session 4: Fuel and Lubricant Additives

Keynote Presentation
Molecular modelling of catalytic antioxidants
David J Martella*, Marissa Brozier and Andrea Paciga
Infineum USA LP, USA

High performance comb-shaped viscosity index improvers for use in fuel economy lubricants
Torsten Stöhr*, Boris Eisenberg and Michael Müller
Evonik RohMax Additives GmbH, Germany

Interactions of surface active additives for sustainable transport: influence on the formation and removal of boundary films
Tabassumul Taque, Oscar Farng*, Douglas Deckman and Martin Webster
ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company

Studies on the influence of greases containing antioxidants on the performance of ball bearings
G W G Poll*, M M Gatzen and W R Zabel
Universitat Hannover, Germany

The potential of ionic liquids as additives and lubricants
Martin Priest and Malcolm F Fox*
University of Leeds, UK

Corrosion properties of ionic liquids at elevated temperatures and humid conditions
Nicole Dörr*, Christoph Gabler and Ameneh Schneider
AC2T Research GmbH, Austria

Session 5: Biofuels and Fluids

Keynote Presentation
Engine oil performance challenges: biofuels, fuel economy and more
Mike McCabe*
Lubrizol Ltd, UK

Novel environmentally acceptable lubricants derived from natural resources
Shingo Nakayama*, Satoshi Hiyoshi, Toshihiro Inayama and Yukihiro Isogai
Kyowa Hakko Chemical Co Ltd, Japan

Biofuels, engine technology and the changing appetite for fuel detergents
John Bennett*
Afton Chemical Ltd, UK

Biodiesel: potential issues and challenges
Stephanie Camerlynck*, Isabel Albers and David Coultas
Infineum UK Ltd, UK

The influence of biodiesel on injector fouling in modern diesel engines and remediation with advanced deposit control additives
Robert Quigley*, Robert Barbour, Avtar Panesar and David Arters
Lubrizol Ltd, UK
* being presented by Michael Gahagan

Mechanisms of Biodiesel Induced Corrosion in Engines
Keith Strickland*, Stuart McTavish, Katherine Richard,  Jesse Dambacher and Mark Bushey
Infineum UK Ltd, UK

Biodiesel fatty acid methyl esters: impact on engine oil durability
Craig J Jones* and Jolanta Z Adamczewska
Lubrizol Ltd, UK

The Role of  Detergent in Controlling Biofuel Induced Corrosion
Sam Rostini*
Infineum UK Ltd, UK

 

*Denotes presenting author to whom affiliation applies