Acetylation Modification of Waste Polystyrene and Its Use as a Crude Oil Flow Improver
Polystyrene is used in a wide range of applications in our lives, from machine housings to plastic cups and miniature electronic devices. When polystyrene is used, a large amount of waste is produced, which can cause pollution to the environment and even harm biological and human health. Due to its...
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| author | Wangyuan Zhang Michal Slaný Jie Zhang Yifan Liu Yunlei Zang Yongfei Li Gang Chen |
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| description | Polystyrene is used in a wide range of applications in our lives, from machine housings to plastic cups and miniature electronic devices. When polystyrene is used, a large amount of waste is produced, which can cause pollution to the environment and even harm biological and human health. Due to its low bulk density (especially the foamed type) and low residual value, polystyrene cannot be easily recycled. Often waste polystyrene is difficult to recycle. In this paper, waste polystyrene has been modified by using acetic anhydride which caused a crude oil flow improver. The results showed that modified polystyrene improves the flow properties of the crude oil, reducing the viscosity and the pour point of the crude oil by up to 84.6% and 8.8 °C, respectively. Based on the study of the paraffin crystal morphology, the mechanism of improving the flow capacity of crude oil by modified polystyrene was proposed and analyzed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9b15e1f565304dd8a8cf3ffd01af9dd02023-11-22T06:03:56ZengMDPI AGPolymers2073-43602021-07-011315250510.3390/polym13152505Acetylation Modification of Waste Polystyrene and Its Use as a Crude Oil Flow ImproverWangyuan Zhang0Michal Slaný1Jie Zhang2Yifan Liu3Yunlei Zang4Yongfei Li5Gang Chen6State Key Laboratory of Petroleum Pollution Control, Xi’an Shiyou University, Xi’an 710065, ChinaInstitute of Inorganic Chemistry, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Dúbravská cesta 9, 845 36 Bratislava, SlovakiaState Key Laboratory of Petroleum Pollution Control, Xi’an Shiyou University, Xi’an 710065, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Petroleum Pollution Control, Xi’an Shiyou University, Xi’an 710065, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Petroleum Pollution Control, Xi’an Shiyou University, Xi’an 710065, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Petroleum Pollution Control, Xi’an Shiyou University, Xi’an 710065, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Petroleum Pollution Control, Xi’an Shiyou University, Xi’an 710065, ChinaPolystyrene is used in a wide range of applications in our lives, from machine housings to plastic cups and miniature electronic devices. When polystyrene is used, a large amount of waste is produced, which can cause pollution to the environment and even harm biological and human health. Due to its low bulk density (especially the foamed type) and low residual value, polystyrene cannot be easily recycled. Often waste polystyrene is difficult to recycle. In this paper, waste polystyrene has been modified by using acetic anhydride which caused a crude oil flow improver. The results showed that modified polystyrene improves the flow properties of the crude oil, reducing the viscosity and the pour point of the crude oil by up to 84.6% and 8.8 °C, respectively. Based on the study of the paraffin crystal morphology, the mechanism of improving the flow capacity of crude oil by modified polystyrene was proposed and analyzed.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/13/15/2505heavy oilflow improverwaste polystyrenepour pointviscosity |
| spellingShingle | Wangyuan Zhang Michal Slaný Jie Zhang Yifan Liu Yunlei Zang Yongfei Li Gang Chen Acetylation Modification of Waste Polystyrene and Its Use as a Crude Oil Flow Improver Polymers heavy oil flow improver waste polystyrene pour point viscosity |
| title | Acetylation Modification of Waste Polystyrene and Its Use as a Crude Oil Flow Improver |
| title_full | Acetylation Modification of Waste Polystyrene and Its Use as a Crude Oil Flow Improver |
| title_fullStr | Acetylation Modification of Waste Polystyrene and Its Use as a Crude Oil Flow Improver |
| title_full_unstemmed | Acetylation Modification of Waste Polystyrene and Its Use as a Crude Oil Flow Improver |
| title_short | Acetylation Modification of Waste Polystyrene and Its Use as a Crude Oil Flow Improver |
| title_sort | acetylation modification of waste polystyrene and its use as a crude oil flow improver |
| topic | heavy oil flow improver waste polystyrene pour point viscosity |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/13/15/2505 |
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