Application of full factorial design to screen the factors influencing the wax deposition of Malaysian crude oil

• Main Authors: Elarbe, Basem, Elganidi, Ibrahim, Norida, Ridzuan, Kamal, Yusoh, Norhayati, Abdullah, Vijaya Kumar, Shamala
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH 2021
• Subjects: QD Chemistry; T Technology (General); TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General); TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/33393/1/Application%20of%20full%20factorial%20design%20to%20screen%20the%20factors%20influencing%20the%20wax.pdf; http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/33393/; https://doi.org/10.1007/s13202-021-01431-8; https://doi.org/10.1007/s13202-021-01431-8

Wax deposition in production pipelines and transportation tubing from offshore to onshore is critical in the petroleum industry due to low-temperature conditions. The most significant popular approach to solve this issue is by inserting a wax inhibitor into the channel. This research aims to reduce...