Coal-derived asphaltenes: effect of phenol content and molecular weight on viscosity of solutions |
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Authors: | Bradley C. Bockrath Robert B. LaCount Richard P. Noceti |
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Affiliation: | 1. Pittsburgh Energy Technology Center, US Department of Energy P.O. Box 10940, Pittsburgh, PA 15236, USA;1. Chemistry and Physics Department, Waynesburg College, Waynesburg, PA 15370, USA |
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Abstract: | Phenol contents and molecular weights of coal-derived asphaltenes are shown to affect the viscosity of their solutions. Phenol contents were determined by non-aqueous titrimetry. Intermolecular aggregation probably involving hydrogen bonding is a prime factor in the increase in viscosity found with increased asphaltene concentration in a reference solvent system composed of an () mixture of 1-methylnaphthalene and o-cresol. Aggregation effects are greater for those asphaltenes with relatively higher phenol contents. Asphaltenes were separated into fractions of different polarity by adsorption chromatography. The more polar subfraction was found to increase viscosity in the reference solvent to a greater extent than the less polar subfraction. The logarithmic viscosity numbers of solutions of the asphaltenes and their subfractions are correlated by a linear combination of molecular weights and phenol contents. It is concluded that an effective means of reducing the viscosity of coal-derived liquids would be to reduce the phenol content of the asphaltene fraction. |
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