Modification of Nanyang crude oil by a functional magnetically responsive flow modifier in synergy with magnetic field

Abstract

Nanyang crude oil is classified as high wax crude oil. It has severe wax deposition and poor low-temperature fluidity, which pose a major risk to the safety of pipeline transportation of wax-containing crude oil. A large-size polymer-coated magnetic nanosphere was created by dispersion polymerization employing methyl methacrylate, nano-iron oxide, tetraethoxysilane, and dodecyltriethoxysilane as raw materials to address the aforementioned issues.Ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer was compounded to provide a useful magnetic response flow modifier.Using FTIR and ESEM, the polymer grafted on the iron oxide nanosphere’s surface was shown. After evaluating the functional magnetic response flow modifier’s impact on the yield stress and viscosity of a Nanyang crude oil, the effect of the magnetic field was introduced to analyze the functional magnetic response flow modifier’s synergistic effect on viscosity and yield stress. The results show that the functional magnetic response flow modifier may greatly lower yield stress and viscosity when compared to the EVA pour point depressant. Additionally, applying an alternating magnetic field could amplify the functional magnetic response flow modifier’s beneficial effects on Nanyang crude oil.