%0 Journal Article %A Wei Chin and Wen-Kuang Hsu %D 2010 %J International Journal of Materials and Metallurgical Engineering %B World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology %I Open Science Index 44, 2010 %T Electrically Conducting Lubricants: Esterified Carbon Nanotubes %U https://publications.waset.org/pdf/4938 %V 44 %X Fats and oils are made of esterified hydrocarbons (RCOOR-) and this work demonstrates the substitution of R by multi-walled CNTs (MWNTs). The resultant materials are fluidic, oily, electrically conducting and excellent lubricants. Esterified MWNTs can also respond to magnetic field when tubules contain long segments of Fe %P 524 - 527