Effect of pour point depressant (PPD) and the nanoparticles on the wax deposition, viscosity and shear stress for Malaysian crude oil

• Main Authors: N., Ridzuan, Subramanie, P., M. F., Uyop
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Taylor & Francis 2020
• Subjects: TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/32036/1/Effect%20of%20pour%20point%20depressant%20PPD%20and%20the%20nanoparticles%20.pdf; http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/32036/7/Effect%20of%20pour%20point%20depressant%20PPD%20and%20the%20nanoparticles_FULL.pdf; http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/32036/; https://doi.org/10.1080/10916466.2020.1730892; https://doi.org/10.1080/10916466.2020.1730892

Formation of wax can cause increase of pressure drop, blockages in the pipelines and interference with valve and instrumentation operation that causes loss of billions of dollars. Pour point depressant (PPD) is one of the wax treatment technique used widely in oil industry to alter the crude oil pro...