Eco-friendly surfactant to demulsification water in oil emulsion: synthesis, characterization and application

Saad, M.A. and N. H., Abdurahman and Rosli, Mohd Yunus (2020) Eco-friendly surfactant to demulsification water in oil emulsion: synthesis, characterization and application. Chemical Data Collections, 30. pp. 1-8. ISSN 2405-8300. (Published)

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Abstract

The need to replace of petroleum-based oil field chemicals with materials sourced from natural products has received significant attention owing to the eco-friendliness of these nature-based materials. In this study, we focused on the synthesis of a surfactant for use as a demulsifier for a water-in-oil emulsion. The demulsifier was synthesised via conden- sation reactions of corn oil with diethanolamine in the presence of a catalyst. The sur- factant was characterised by FTIR, NMR, and GC–MS analyses. The separation efficiency of the surfactant was studied using bottle tests. The water separation from the emulsion 97% was achieved. The influence of the concentration and settling time on the demulsification efficiency was investigated. The result showed that increasing the concentration and set- tling time resulted in increased separation efficiency of the emulsion. The results of this investigation demonstrated the suitability of using corn oil in the synthesis of a surfactant as a demulsifier for crude oil emulsion. Nevertheless, more investigations are required to determine the mechanisms to optimise the system for industrial applications.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: T Technology > TP Chemical technology
Faculty/Division: Faculty of Chemical and Process Engineering Technology
Depositing User: Ms. Ratna Wilis Haryati Mustapa
Date Deposited: 21 Jul 2021 07:35
Last Modified: 21 Jul 2021 07:35
URI: http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/31530
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