Polymeric Nonionic Surfactants as a Pour Point Depressant |
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Authors: | O A A El-Shamy M M Doheim |
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Affiliation: | Egyptian Petroleum Research Institute, Nasr City Cairo, Egypt |
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Abstract: | Polymeric nonionic surfactants with the same hydrophobic moieties C18E68 and C18E136 were prepared. The surface properties of the synthesized surfactants and the critical micelle concentration, surface excesses concentration and the minimum surface area were evaluated and discussed. The efficiency of the prepared polymeric surfactants as pour point for fuel oil was discussed in absence and in presence of commercial additive. The most of the prepared additives showed a good performance toward improving the flow properties of the tested fuel oil. Then the rheological data were further determined through shear rate-viscosity measurements. |
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Keywords: | fuel oil photo micrographic analysis pour point depressants surface activity surfactants wax modification |
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