Synthesis, characterisation and pre-evaluation of a novel terpolymer as pour point depressants to improve the Malaysian crude oil flowability

• Main Authors: Ibrahim, Elganidi, Basem, Elarbe, Norida, Ridzuan, Norhayati, Abdullah
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH 2022
• Subjects: QD Chemistry; T Technology (General); TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/33361/1/Synthesis%2C%20characterisation%20and%20pre-evaluation%20of%20a%20novel%20terpolymer%20as%20pour%20point.pdf; http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/33361/; https://doi.org/10.1007/s13202-021-01445-2; https://doi.org/10.1007/s13202-021-01445-2

Wax deposition is considered one of the most serious operational issues in the crude oil pipelines. This issue occurs when the crude oil temperature decreases below the temperature of wax appearance and paraffin wax starts to precipitate on the pipelines’ inner walls. As a result, the crude oil flow...