Elsevier, Chemometrics and Intelligent Laboratory Systems, 2(106), p. 210-215
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemolab.2010.08.017
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The inhibition of the oxidation of lubricating base oils by dinonyldiphenylamine has been studied by combined Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy and multivariate curve resolution-alternating least squares (MCR-ALS) method. This allowed to extract chemical information during the induction period. The substituted diphenylamines are progressively converted to a degraded form which can be followed with the chemometric analysis. When concentration of dinonyldiphenylamine is too low, the induction period ends and the oxidation of the base oils begins.