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 …

Insights into the mechanism during viscosity reduction process of heavy oil through molecule simulation

J Xu, N Wang, S Xue, H Zhang, J Zhang, S Xia, Y Han - Fuel, 2022 - Elsevier
Faced with the problem of high viscosity of heavy oil, revealing interaction mechanism of
viscosity reduction from molecular level is of significance for scientifically designing viscosity …

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 …

A mini-review of nanocomposite pour point depressants

Y Liu, G Jing, Z Sun, Y Yang - Petroleum Chemistry, 2023 - Springer
Waxy crude oil transported with a polymeric pour point depressant (PPD) is an effective
technology to improve the economics and safety of pipeline transport. According to recent …

Research Status and Outlook of Mechanism, Characterization, Performance Evaluation, and Type of Pour Point Depressants in Waxy Crude Oil: A Review

B Li, Z Guo, M Du, D Han, J Han, L Zheng… - Energy & Fuels, 2024 - ACS Publications
With the depletion of conventional oil resources, waxy crude oil has become a focus of
development. Wax deposition is prone to occur in crude oil at low temperatures, and can …

[HTML][HTML] 稠油降黏机理及降黏剂合成方法的研究进展

王晨辉, 徐基鹏, 张厚君, 韩优 - 化学工业与工程, 2022 - jchemindustry.tju.edu.cn
近年来, 我国经济和工业飞速发展, 这就导致了能源消耗量的逐年增加. 非常规原油中的稠油作为
一种重要的战略储备能源, 其合理高效的开采尤为重要. 采取合适的方法对稠油进行降黏处理 …

Synthesis and Application of Viscosity Reduction and Pour Inhibition Systems for Deep Heavy Oil

L Meng, X Lu, H Wang, Y Hu, J Sun - Energy & Fuels, 2024 - ACS Publications
A targeted viscosity reduction and pour inhibition mixed system was developed to address
the issues of high steam injection pressure, low thermal efficiency, and field incompatibility …

Effect of bio-based flow improver on the microscopic and low-temperature flow properties of waxy crude oil

WI Eke, SK Kyei, J Ajienka, O Akaranta - Journal of Petroleum Exploration …, 2021 - Springer
Wax formation creates flow assurance problems in the production and transportation of waxy
crude oil. Flow improvers are added to waxy crude in order to reduce handling cost. Bio …

Chemical Management for Wax Deposition: Recent Developments and Future Prospects

BSK Ala, N Daraboina - Energy & Fuels, 2024 - ACS Publications
Wax deposition in oil pipelines and processing equipment is a significant challenge in the
petroleum industry, leading to flow assurance issues and operational inefficiencies. Several …