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Bioresoursed Nano-SiO2/Styrene-Co-Vinyl Acetate Nano-Composite: Synthesis, Characterization and Evaluation as Nano-Pour Point Depressant and Paraffin Inhibitor for Waxy Crude Oil

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Last updated: 01 Jan 2025

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Abstract

The problem of wax precipitation and deposition in crude oils at low temperatures causes severe problems in the petroleum industry. Among the various developed approaches to solve this issue is the injection of polymer nano-composites into waxy crude oil. Herein, the bagasse of sugarcane waste as a bioresource was used for silica nano-particles (Nano-SiO2) extraction. Also, a new copolymer of styrene-co-vinyl acetate was prepared then, a novel nano-composite; Nano-SiO2/styrene-co-vinyl acetate composed of the produced bioresoursed Nano-SiO2 and styrene-co-vinyl acetate was prepared. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, and gel permeation chromatography analytical techniques were used to characterize the produced materials. Additionally, the synthesized Nano-SiO2/styrene-co-vinyl acetate was applied as a cheap nano-pour point depressant and paraffin inhibitor for the waxy crude oil and its performance was compared with the pristine styrene-co-vinyl acetate copolymer. Various concentrations (100 ppm-800 ppm) of the synthesized additives were injected into the collected crude oil samples at 60 ºC. The results indicated that the dosages of the injected pour point depressants have a significant impact on their performance. Optimum dosages of 400 ppm and 600 ppm of Nano-SiO2/styrene-co-vinyl acetate and styrene-co-vinyl acetate respectively were found to be efficient in depressing the pour point temperature and inhibiting the paraffins aggregation at low temperatures.

DOI

10.21608/ejchem.2023.181813.7351

Keywords

Synthesis and characterization, Nano-silica, Polymer nano-composite, Nano-pour point depressant, Paraffin inhibitor, waxy crude oil

Authors

First Name

Sameh A.

Last Name

Elbanna

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Affiliation

Processes Development Department, Egyptian Petroleum Research Institute, Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt

Email

elbannasameh@yahoo.com

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First Name

Hanan A.

Last Name

Ahmed

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Affiliation

Petrochemicals Department, Egyptian Petroleum Research Institute, Nasr City, Cairo,Egypt

Email

drhananepri@yahoo.com

City

Cairo

Orcid

0000-0003-2750-7728

Volume

66

Article Issue

13

Related Issue

43707

Issue Date

2023-12-01

Receive Date

2022-12-19

Publish Date

2023-12-01

Page Start

551

Page End

560

Print ISSN

0449-2285

Online ISSN

2357-0245

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https://ejchem.journals.ekb.eg/article_288710.html

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288,710

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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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Bioresoursed Nano-SiO2/Styrene-Co-Vinyl Acetate Nano-Composite: Synthesis, Characterization and Evaluation as Nano-Pour Point Depressant and Paraffin Inhibitor for Waxy Crude Oil

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30 Dec 2024