Asphaltene induced changes in rheological properties: A review

AA Moud - Fuel, 2022 - Elsevier
Asphaltene is a component of crude oil that has been linked to serious production and
transportation issues. It is a solid oil component with various shapes and molecular …

Role of surfactants, polymers, nanoparticles, and its combination in inhibition of wax deposition and precipitation: a review

T Al-Shboul, F Sagala, NN Nassar - Advances in Colloid and Interface …, 2023 - Elsevier
Oil wax deposition and precipitation are becoming a major problem during oil production,
transportation, and refining. Deposition mitigation by chemical additives, like polymer and …

Chemical Additives as Flow Improvers for Waxy Crude Oil and Model Oil: A Critical Review Analyzing Structure–Efficacy Relationships

F Ansari, SB Shinde, KG Paso, J Sjöblom… - Energy & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Waxy crude oil has become a crucial unconventional oil alternative owing to the depleting
conventional oil resources. However, ascertaining flow assurance in a waxy crude oil …

Advances in and perspectives on strategies for improving the flowability of waxy oils

B Yao, C Li, F Yang, G Sun, X Xia, AM Ashmawy… - Energy & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The research on the flowability of waxy oil has spanned more than a century and is still
attracting much attention. How to improve the flowability of waxy oil to ensure safe and …

Synthesis and evaluation of benzyl methacrylate-methacrylate copolymers as pour point depressant in diesel fuel

M Xie, F Chen, J Liu, T Yang, S Yin, H Lin, Y Xue… - Fuel, 2019 - Elsevier
The cold-flow properties of diesel fuel are considered as the determining factors of diesel
utilization and popularization. Pour-point depressants (PPDs) are often added to diesel to …

A Polycyclic–Aromatic Hydrocarbon-Based Water-Soluble Formulation for Heavy Oil Viscosity Reduction and Oil Displacement

S Chen, AM AlSofi, J Wang, MB Alotaibi - Energy & Fuels, 2023 - ACS Publications
A novel water-soluble viscosity reducer system based on polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon
(PAH) was designed and synthesized for heavy oil viscosity reduction and enhanced heavy …

Influence of maleic anhydride-co-methyl benzyl acrylate copolymers modified with long-chain fatty amine and long-chain fatty alcohol on the cold flow properties of …

F Chen, J Liu, T Yang, S Yin, B Su, M Xie, B Dai, S Han… - Fuel, 2020 - Elsevier
Precipitation of n-alkanes at low temperatures is the main factor that affects the cold flow
properties of diesel fuel. In order to improve the clod flow properties of diesel fuel, maleic …

Synthesis of chemical grafting pour point depressant EVAL-GO and its effect on the rheological properties of Daqing crude oil

Y Liu, Z Sun, G Jing, S Liu, Y Yang, J Xu - Fuel Processing Technology, 2021 - Elsevier
The alkali-catalyzed alcoholysis of polyethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) was used to obtain the
product ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer (EVAL), and the grafting product poly (ethylene …

Preparation of surface modified nano-hydrotalcite and its applicaiton as a flow improver for crude oil

Y Du, C Huang, W Jiang, Q Yan, Y Li, G Chen - Fuel, 2024 - Elsevier
The poor fluidity of crude oil under low-temperature is one of the key issues affecting crude
oil extraction and transportation, which requires a large amount of chemicals or energy. In …

Influence of polar groups on the depressive effects of polymethacrylate polymers as cold flow improvers for diesel fuel

T Yang, J Wu, M Yuan, X Li, S Yin, B Su, J Yan, H Lin… - Fuel, 2021 - Elsevier
In this study, a series of polymethacrylate polymers of tetradecyl methacrylate-N-
benzylmaleimide copolymers (C 14 MC-BMI), tetradecyl methacrylate-4-acryloylmorpholine …