Journal
ENERGIES
Volume 15, Issue 11, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/en15113989
Keywords
MEK-toluene dewaxing; comb-type copolymer; paraffin crystal; non-isothermal crystallization
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- Instituto Politecnico Nacional [SIP-20210451, 20220117]
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Two comb-type copolymers, AMAC and EMAC, were synthesized and used to investigate their effects on the non-isothermal crystallization kinetics in the MEK-toluene dewaxing process. The addition of AMAC or EMAC increased the yield of dewaxed oil and filtration rate, and slowed down the crystallization rate of paraffin. Polarizing light microscope observations showed different morphologies of crystals with the addition of AMAC and EMAC.
Two comb-type copolymers were synthesized by modifications of the maleic anhydride-alpha-octadecene copolymer with aniline (AMAC) and with phenethylamine (EMAC), respectively. The effects of AMAC and EMAC on the non-isothermal crystallization kinetics of the MEK-toluene dewaxing process were comparatively investigated. The results showed that, under the optimum process conditions, the addition of 100 ppm AMAC or EMAC could increase the yield of dewaxed oil (DWO) from 67.21% to 70.87% or 69.90%, respectively, and increase the filtration rate by 80% and 70%, respectively. The non-isothermal crystallization kinetics analysis showed that the crystallization process conformed to Mo's equation, and the addition of AMAC and EMAC slowed down the crystallization rate of paraffin. The polarizing light microscope observations revealed that the addition of AMAC promoted the formation of snow flower-like crystals, and the EMAC addition led to the crystals having longer rods with a relatively complete morphology. This work provided useful experimental data for a better understanding of the roles of comb-type copolymer additives in the MEK-toluene dewaxing process.
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