Dispersion of Asphaltenes in Petroleum with Ionic Liquids: Evaluation of Molecular Interactions in the Binary Mixture

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• 作者：Adeniyi S. Ogunlaja ; Eric Hosten ; Zenixole R. Tshentu
• 刊名：Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research
• 出版年：2014
• 出版时间：December 3, 2014
• 年：2014
• 卷：53
• 期：48
• 页码：18390-18401
• 全文大小：564K
• ISSN：1520-5045

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Ionic liquids containing imidazolium cations 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride, 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium nitrate, and 1-methyl-1H-imidazol-3-ium-2-carboxybenzoate were successfully synthesized and employed for the dispersion of asphaltenes in heavy oil, which is becoming a necessity during oil recovery and transportation. Molecular interaction studies indicated that 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride displayed a small HOMO鈥揕UMO energy gap, which best explains its higher polarizability and reactivity as compared with 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium nitrate and 1-methyl-1H-imidazol-3-ium-2-carboxybenzoate. Dispersion indices obtained from the experiments were in agreement with the modeling studies. Maximum asphaltene dispersion indices (%) of 78, 70, and 53 were obtained for 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride,1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium nitrate, and 1-methyl-1H-imidazol-3-ium-2-carboxybenzoate, respectively, when using an ionic liquid-to-asphaltenes molarity ratio of 9:1. The excellent performance displayed by 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride is based on the thermodynamic interaction energy and HOMO鈥揕UMO energy it holds.