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Combination Treatment of Biosurfactant and Copolymer Alkyl acrylate-Vinyl acetate to Improve the Cold Flow Properties of Waxy Gas

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Last updated: 01 Jan 2025

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Environmental chemistry

Abstract

One promising bacterial strain (B3), recovered from petroleum-contaminated soil. The isolate was able to produce biosurfactant. Alkyl acrylate–vinyl acetate copolymer was prepared using varying lengths of the alkyl chain. In this study, the effect of copolymer additives along with biosurfactant on the crude oil wax crystallization method has been examined by solid point test and viscosity index measurement for gas oil. The FTIR spectrum analysis of the biosurfactant showed that it was a polymeric molecule. The application of only copolymer having a side- length of the chain of C13 and C22 reduced the solid point of gas oil by 3 and 9 oC respectively. Furthermore, the same copolymer along with biosurfactant decreased the solid point of gas oil by 15 and 21 oC, respectively. Many copolymer additives blended with biosurfactants, it is assumed that it might be used to slow the formation of wax crystals and shape shorter crystals. Because of this shift in crystal form, wax crystals' capacity to intergrow and interlock is substantially reduced. By increasing the length of the alkyl chain and mixing the copolymer and biosurfactant, the viscosity index of gas oil was raised. The blend P3 and P4 additives were also proved to a better viscosity index modifier at all concentrations in gas oil.

DOI

10.21608/ejchem.2021.95098.4493

Keywords

Biosurfactant, copolymer, Solid point depressants, Viscosity index improvers, Wax precipitation

Authors

First Name

H.

Last Name

El-Sheshtawy

MiddleName

S.

Affiliation

Biotechnology department, Egyptian Petroleum Research Institute (EPRI)

Email

hudaelsheshtawy@yahoo.com

City

Cairo

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https://orcid.org/00

First Name

T.

Last Name

Khidr

MiddleName

T.

Affiliation

Egyptian Petroleum Research Institute (EPRI)

Email

kkidrr@yahoo.com

City

Cairo

Orcid

-

Volume

65

Article Issue

5

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29749

Issue Date

2022-05-01

Receive Date

2021-09-13

Publish Date

2022-05-01

Page Start

507

Page End

519

Print ISSN

0449-2285

Online ISSN

2357-0245

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https://ejchem.journals.ekb.eg/article_203556.html

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49

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Original Article

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297

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Publication Title

Egyptian Journal of Chemistry

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https://ejchem.journals.ekb.eg/

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Combination Treatment of Biosurfactant and Copolymer Alkyl acrylate-Vinyl acetate to Improve the Cold Flow Properties of Waxy Gas

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Created At

22 Jan 2023