“…[12] Experimentally, the effect of shear to accelerate chemical reactions can be quantified by measuring the increase in reaction rate or yield with increasing stress. Examples of this experimental approach are studies of bond cleavage [13,14,15], polymerization, [16,17,18] and film formation [19,20]. Specifically relevant to lubricant additives, recent studies have shown that tribofilm growth rates increase with shear stress for zinc dialkyl dithiophosphate (ZDDP) on steel [21], iron [22], silicon [23], and other non-ferrous surfaces [24], as well as for dimethyl disulfide [25,26], diethyl disulfide, and dimethyl trisulfide on copper [27].…”