Influence of polymeric additives on paraffin wax crystallization in model oils
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- 作者：Taesung Jung ; Jong-Nam Kim ; Seong-Pil Kang
- 刊名：Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：June 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：33
- 期：6
- 页码：1813-1822
- 全文大小：2,186 KB
- 刊物类别：Chemistry and Materials Science
- 刊物主题：Chemistry
Industrial Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
Catalysis
Materials Science
Biotechnology - 出版者：Springer New York
- ISSN：1975-7220
- 卷排序：33
文摘
Wax deposition, precipitation, and gelation make the transport of crude oil in pipelines challenging. The effect of several ethylene copolymers, and small molecules with a long alkyl chain, on wax formation was investigated for n-C32H66 in decane and de-aromatized white oil. Addition of a small amount of EVA (ethylene-co-vinyl acetate) copolymers delayed nucleation by reducing the onset temperature and the wax appearance temperature. They modified the wax crystal-structure and morphology from large plates to tiny particles by adsorbing to the wax surfaces and inhibiting growth. Viscosity and the pour-point were improved by inhibiting the formation of large aggregates. It was demonstrated that the content of vinyl acetate groups in EVA copolymers affected wax crystallization. The small molecules, propylene copolymers, and ethylene copolymers with ethyl acrylate, maleic anhydride, and ethylene glycol showed a weak inhibiting effect. The effect of wax inhibitors was determined by the content and by the type of structure-disturbing groups in the copolymers.KeywordsWaxCrystallizationInhibitorsNucleationCrystal ModificationViscosity