Wax inhibitor based on ethylene vinyl acetate with methyl methacrylate and diethanolamine for crude oil pipeline

• Main Authors: S. M., Anisuzzaman, Sariah, Abang, Awang, Bono, D., Krishnaiah, R., Karali, M. K., Safuan
• 格式: Article
• 語言: English
• 出版: IOP Publishing Ltd 2017
• 主題: T Technology (General); TP Chemical technology
• 在線閱讀: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/42950/3/Wax%20inhibitor.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/42950/; https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1757-899X/206/1/012074

Wax precipitation and deposition is one of the most significant flow assurance challenges in the production system of the crude oil. Wax inhibitors are developed as a preventive strategy to avoid an absolute wax deposition. Wax inhibitors are polymers which can be known as pour point depressants as they impede the wax crystals formation, growth, and deposition. In this study three formulations of wax inhibitors were prepared, ethylene vinyl acetate, ethylene vinyl acetate co-methyl methacrylate (EVA co-MMA) and ethylene vinyl acetate co-diethanolamine (EVA co-DEA) and the comparison of their efficiencies in terms of cloud point pour point, performance inhibition efficiency (PIE) and viscosity were evaluated. The cloud point and pour point for both EVA and EVA co-MMA were similar, 15°C and 10-5°C, respectively. Whereas, the cloud point and pour point for EVA co-DEA were better, 10°C and 10-5°C respectively. In conclusion, EVA co-DEA had shown the best PIE (28.42) which indicates highest percentage reduction of wax deposit as compared to the other two inhibitors. © Published under licence by IOP Publishing Ltd.