The oil and gas industry is often challenged with serious problems like high cost of oil field
chemicals and environmental toxicity issues of commonly used synthetic oil field chemicals …

High molecular weight paraffin/wax precipitates in the solution of crude oil when the
surrounding temperature falls below the wax appearance temperature, which causes the …

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 …

Use of pour point depressants/flow improvers is an effective strategy for alleviation of flow
problems associated with wax formation in paraffinic crude oil. Biobased oilfield chemicals …

Rheological and physicochemical characteristics of edible oils used for biodiesel production
are well established; nonetheless, the rheological and physicochemical characteristics of …

Three bio-based crude oil emulsion breakers have been prepared from agricultural waste by
chemical treatment of cashew nutshell liquid (CNSL) extract with triethanolamine via a one …

Transporting crude oil from upstream production operations downstream for refining
consumes significant energy as the solubility of heavy hydrocarbons decreases at low …

ABSTRACT Cashew Nut Shell Liquid (CNSL), a natural phenolic liquid extracted from
locally sourced raw materials, and Phasetreat-4633 (a commercial demulsifier) were diluted …

The development of chemical solutions to wax problems by modifying renewable natural
products is an innovative response to the need for cheaper, eco-friendly pour point …

The blockages due to wax/paraffin deposition in operational facilities consensus as a billion-
dollar problem in Petroleum industry. Moreover, the production shift towards heavy and …