Extraction and recovery of toxic acidic components from highly acidic oil using ionic liquids

• Main Authors: Syah, Syed Nasir, Ismail, Mohd Farid, Abdul Mutalib, Mohammad Ibrahim, Mohd Pilus, Rashidah, Lethesh, Kallidanthiyil Chellappan
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2016
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/54255/1/Extraction%20and%20recovery%20of%20toxic%20acidic%20components%20from%20highly%20acidic%20oil%20using%20ionic%20liquids.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/54255/; https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0016236116303568

Naphthenic acid (NA) is a toxic compound that exists in the effluent discharged from highly acidic oil refineries. The amount of NA present in acidic crude oil can be as high as 4 wt%. The complicated structure of NA poses a challenge for oil refineries in their effort to extract NA from the heavy c...