scholarly journals Methcyclohexyl methacrylate-methacrylate copolymers：An effective cold flow improver for the biodiesel blends

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mingxia Yuan ◽  
Xin Lin ◽  
Hualin Lin ◽  
Yuan Xue ◽  
Sheng Han
Keyword(s):  
1H Nmr ◽  
Flow Property ◽  
Optical Microscope ◽  
Solid Point ◽  
Cold Filter Plugging Point ◽  
Scanning Calorimetry ◽  
Biodiesel Blends ◽  
Cold Flow ◽  
Flow Improver ◽  
Wax Crystals

The poor cold flow property is one of the main obstacle factors in affecting the utilization of high-proportional biodiesel blends in engines. In this study, methcyclohexyl methacrylate-methacrylate copolymers (MCHMA-R1MC, R1 = C12, C14, C16, C18) were synthesized at various molar ratios by radical polymerization and characterized by FTIR, GPC, and 1H NMR. Their structures and properties areanalyzed and characterized by FTIR, GPC, and 1H NMR. The resulting copolymers were tested as the cold flow improver in terms of cold filter plugging point (CFPP) and solid point (SP) measurement for treated and untreated B20 biodiesel blends (20 vol.% biodiesel + 80 vol.% diesel). Results showed that the CFPP and SP of B20 decreased to a varied extent after MCHMA-R1MC treatment. When the monomer ratio of is 1:7, MCHMA-C14MC (1:7) proved the greatest depression in CFPP and SP of B20 by 18 and 25℃ at 2000 ppm dosage. The effects of MCHMA-R1MC copolymers on crystal behavior was studied through polarizing optical microscope(POM), differential scanning calorimetry(DSC) and viscosity-temperature curves. The results indicated that MCHMA-C14MC could effectively delay the aggregation of wax crystals and change their crystalline behavior by changing the shape of the crystals and inhibiting the formation of large wax crystals, and then lower the low-temperature viscosity of biodiesel blends and make it exhibiting better cold flow properties.

Improvement of Low Temperature Properties of Jatropha-Corn Biodiesel Blend with the Addition of Acrylic Co-Polymer

2013 ◽  
Vol 781-784 ◽  
pp. 2480-2483
Author(s):  
Ho May Yun ◽  
Junaid Ahmad ◽  
Suzana Yusup ◽  
Ruzaimah Nik Mohammad Kamil ◽  
Vui Soon Chok ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Methyl Ester ◽  
Low Temperature ◽  
Edible Oils ◽  
Biodiesel Production ◽  
Cold Filter Plugging Point ◽  
Flow Properties ◽  
Blend Ratio ◽  
Cold Flow ◽  
Biodiesel Blend ◽  
Flow Improver

Inevitable low temperature properties is one of the major problems in commercialization of pure biodiesel. Increasing the usage of edible oil in biodiesel production creates the fuel versus food controversy. This paper involves the study of cold flow properties of edible and non-edible oils biodiesel. Corn biodiesel and jatropha biodiesel are blended respectively. The blend ratio of corn methyl ester and jatropha methyl ester CME: JME (20:80) has the oxidative stability of 6.42 hours and cold filter plugging point value of-2 oC. An additive of acrylic co-polymer as the cold flow improver (CFI) reduced the CFPP value from-2 oC to-6 oC which results in better low temperature properties of corn-jatropha biodiesel blend.

scholarly journals Expansion of the feedstock base for the production of diesel fuel by involving the heavy fractions and cold flow improvers

2020 ◽  
Vol 75 ◽  
pp. 31
Author(s):  
Maria Kirgina ◽  
Ilya Bogdanov ◽  
Nataliya Belinskaya ◽  
Andrey Altynov ◽  
Yana Morozova
Keyword(s):  
Low Temperature ◽  
Diesel Fuel ◽  
Diesel Fraction ◽  
Fuel Composition ◽  
Cold Filter Plugging Point ◽  
Fuel Production ◽  
Cold Flow ◽  
Heavy Fractions ◽  
Flow Improver

In this paper, the viability of expanding the feedstock base of diesel fuel production by the involvement of the heavy diesel fraction and the use of cold flow improvers was shown. The influence of the heavy diesel fraction content in the diesel fuel composition on its low-temperature properties and the effectiveness of the cold flow improver were studied. It was established that the involvement of a small amount of the heavy diesel fraction (up to 3 vol%) increases the effectiveness of the cold flow improver in relation to the cold filter plugging point. The following recipes of diesel fuel production were recommended: the involvement of up to 5 vol% heavy diesel fraction allows producing fuel of the summer grade; the involvement of up to 5 vol% heavy diesel fraction and the cold flow improver allows producing fuel of the inter-season grade; and the involvement of up to 3 vol% heavy diesel fraction and the cold flow improver to produce fuel of the winter grade.

scholarly journals Improving the cold flow properties of biodiesel from waste cooking oil by ternary blending with bio-based alcohols and diesel from direct coal liquefaction

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuan Xue ◽  
Lihong Wang ◽  
Hualin Lin ◽  
Sheng Han ◽  
Shiyou Zheng
Keyword(s):  
Waste Cooking Oil ◽  
Optical Microscope ◽  
Coal Liquefaction ◽  
Ternary Blends ◽  
Cold Filter Plugging Point ◽  
Flow Properties ◽  
Cold Flow ◽  
Cooking Oil ◽  
Cold Flow Properties ◽  
Direct Coal Liquefaction

The utilization and popularization of biodiesel are always limited by its poor cold flow properties. Both bio-based alcohol and diesel from direct coal liquefaction (DDCL) has potential to enhance the cold flow properties of biodiesel. Ternary blends of waste cooking oil biodiesel (BWCO) with DDCL and bio-based ethanol (ET) or 1-butanol (BT) for improving the cold flow properties of biodiesel. The pour point (PP), cold filter plugging point (CFPP), and cloud point (CP) of BWCO-ET, BWCO-BT, and BWCO-DDCL binary blends, and BWCO-ET-DDCL and BWCO-BT-DDCL ternary blends were comparatively assessed. Ternary phase diagrams were also applied into analyze the blending effect of the three components on the cold flow properties of biodiesel. Results showed that both DDCL, ET and BT can remarkably enhance the cold flow properties of BWCO. BT and DDCL presented a better synergistic depression effect. For ternary blends in 20:10:70 blending ratio, BWCO-BT-DDCL exhibited the lowest PP, CFPP, and CP of −23 °C, −19 °C, and −17 °C, respectively. The crystallization behavior and crystal morphology of blended fuels are also observed via a polarizing optical microscope, and find that DDCL together with BT in biodiesel can effectively retard the aggregation of large crystals and inhibit crystals growth.

scholarly journals Crystallization Behavior and Mechanical Properties of Poly(ε-caprolactone) Reinforced with Barium Sulfate Submicron Particles

Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (9) ◽  
pp. 2368
Author(s):  
Hegoi Amestoy ◽  
Paul Diego ◽  
Emilio Meaurio ◽  
Jone Muñoz ◽  
Jose-Ramon Sarasua
Keyword(s):  
Barium Sulfate ◽  
Thermal Studies ◽  
Polarized Light ◽  
Optical Microscope ◽  
Submicron Particles ◽  
Degree Of Crystallinity ◽  
Scanning Calorimetry ◽  
Nucleation Effect ◽  
Crystal Fraction ◽  
Light Optical Microscope

Poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL) was mixed with submicron particles of barium sulfate to obtain biodegradable radiopaque composites. X-ray images comparing with aluminum samples show that 15 wt.% barium sulfate (BaSO4) is sufficient to present radiopacity. Thermal studies by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) show a statistically significant increase in PCL degree of crystallinity from 46% to 52% for 25 wt.% BaSO4. Non-isothermal crystallization tests were performed at different cooling rates to evaluate crystallization kinetics. The nucleation effect of BaSO4 was found to change the morphology and quantity of the primary crystals of PCL, which was also corroborated by the use of a polarized light optical microscope (PLOM). These results fit well with Avrami–Ozawa–Jeziorny model and show a secondary crystallization that contributes to an increase in crystal fraction with internal structure reorganization. The addition of barium sulfate particles in composite formulations with PCL improves stiffness but not strength for all compositions due to possible cavitation effects induced by debonding of reinforcement interphase.

scholarly journals The effect of isothermal crystallization on mechanical properties of poly(ethylene 2,5-furandicarboxylate)

e-Polymers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Wei Zhang ◽  
Qingyin Wang ◽  
Gongying Wang ◽  
Shaoying Liu
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Intrinsic Viscosity ◽  
Crystallization Temperature ◽  
Isothermal Crystallization ◽  
Tensile Modulus ◽  
Optical Microscope ◽  
Crystallization Time ◽  
Scanning Calorimetry ◽  
Crystallization Properties ◽  
Poly Ethylene

Abstract The effects of isothermal crystallization temperature/time on mechanical properties of bio-based polyester poly(ethylene 2,5-furandicarboxylate) (PEF) were investigated. The intrinsic viscosity, crystallization properties, thermal properties, and microstructure of PEF were characterized using ubbelohde viscometer, X-ray diffraction, polarizing optical microscope, differential scanning calorimetry, and scanning electron microscopy. The PEF sample isothermal crystallized at various temperatures for various times was denoted as PEF-T-t. The results showed that the isothermal crystallization temperature affected the mechanical properties of PEF-T-30 by simultaneously affecting its crystallization properties and intrinsic viscosity. The isothermal crystallization time only affected the crystallization properties of PEF-110-t. The crystallinity of PEF-110-40 was 17.1%. With small crystal size, poor regularity, and α′-crystal, PEF-110-40 can absorb the energy generated in the tensile process to the maximum extent. Therefore, the best mechanical properties can be obtained for PEF-110-40 with the tensile strength of 43.55 MPa, the tensile modulus of 1,296 MPa, and the elongation at a break of 13.36%.

Improving Cold Flow Properties of Biodiesels Using Binary Biodiesel Blends

2021 ◽  
pp. 951-961
Author(s):  
Krishna Kant Mishra ◽  
Mukesh Kumar ◽  
Ravikant Ravi ◽  
Amol Saini ◽  
Kunal Salwan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Flow Properties ◽  
Biodiesel Blends ◽  
Cold Flow ◽  
Cold Flow Properties

Crystalline Morphology and Crystallization Behavior of Poly(Trimethylene Terephthalate)/Functionalized Graphene Oxide Nanocomposites Prepared by Melt Compounding

2019 ◽  
Vol 814 ◽  
pp. 96-101
Author(s):  
Kun Yan Wang
Keyword(s):  
Graphene Oxide ◽  
Crystallization Behavior ◽  
Optical Microscope ◽  
Degree Of Crystallinity ◽  
Functionalized Graphene ◽  
Crystalline Morphology ◽  
Scanning Calorimetry ◽  
Functionalized Graphene Oxide ◽  
Melt Compounding ◽  
Trimethylene Terephthalate

Poly (trimethylene terephthalate) (PTT)/functionalized graphene oxide (fGO) nanocomposites were prepared by melt compounding. The crystalline morphology and crystallization behavior of PTT/fGO with different amounts of fGO were investigated by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and polarizing optical microscope (POM). The results show that the crystallization peak shifts to higher temperature after adding fGO, indicating that fGO have a nucleating effect on PTT. The crystallization temperature of nanocomposites increases with increasing content of fGO. The XRD pattern of PTT/fGO nanocomposites almost no change that indicated the degree of crystallinity of the PTT matrix remained unaffected by the addition of fGO. The nanocomposite revealed integrated Maltese crossed spherulitic morphologies. When adding 1% fGO to the PTT, big-sized PTT spherulites occurred and small-sized PTT spherulites were formed around the big-sized PTT spherulites which indicated that the mechanism of nucleation is changed.

scholarly journals Effect of Mixed Commercial Cold Flow Improvers on Flow Properties of Biodiesel from Waste Cooking Oil

Processes ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (9) ◽  
pp. 1094
Author(s):  
Siyu Nie ◽  
Leichang Cao
Keyword(s):  
Design Method ◽  
Uniform Design ◽  
Waste Cooking Oil ◽  
Cold Filter Plugging Point ◽  
Depressing Effect ◽  
Obvious Effect ◽  
Cold Flow ◽  
Cooking Oil ◽  
Uniform Design Method ◽  
Solidifying Point

The uniform design method was used to screen the solidifying point depressing effects of 18 traditional diesel cold flow improvers on biodiesel derived from waste cooking oil. The cold flow improvers with good effects were selected for orthogonal optimization. Finally, the mixed cold flow improver (CFI) with the best depressing effect was selected to explore its depressing mechanism for biodiesel. The results show that the typical CFIs such as A132, A146, 10-320, 10-330, A-4, CS-1, AH-BSFH, Haote, T1804D, and HL21 all have a certain solidifying point depressing effect on biodiesel, while other cold flow improvers had no obvious effect. Amongst them, 10-330 (PMA polymer) and AH-BSFH (EVA polymer) had better solidifying point depressing effects over others, both of which reduced the solidifying point (SP) of biodiesel by 4 °C and the cold filter plugging point (CFPP) by 2 °C and 3 °C, respectively. From the orthogonal mixing experiment, it can be seen that the combination of 10-330 and AH-BSFH at a mass ratio of 1:8 had the best depressing effect, reducing the solidifying point and cold filter plugging point of biodiesel by 5 °C and 3 °C, respectively. Orthogonal analysis showed that when used in combination, AH-BSFH had a greater impact on the solidifying point, while the ratio of the combination had a greater impact on the cold filter plugging point.

scholarly journals Enhanced Solubility, Stability, and Herbicidal Activity of the Herbicide Diuron by Complex Formation with β-Cyclodextrin

Polymers ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. 1396 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shuang Gao ◽  
Jing-Yu Jiang ◽  
Yan-Yan Liu ◽  
Ying Fu ◽  
Li-Xia Zhao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Inclusion Complex ◽  
1H Nmr ◽  
Water Solubility ◽  
Herbicidal Activity ◽  
Environmental Damage ◽  
Phase Solubility ◽  
Scanning Calorimetry ◽  
Enhanced Solubility ◽  
Phase Solubility Study ◽  
Herbicide Diuron

The herbicide diuron is hardly soluble in water and most organic solvents and is usually made into a wettable powder or mixed with soil when used, which causes environmental risk and a reduction in herbicidal efficacy. In this study, the physicochemical properties were changed by using β-cyclodextrin (β-CD) to encapsulate diuron to form an inclusion complex. Some key technologies, including X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), and nuclear magnetic resonance (1H NMR), were used to characterize the inclusion complex. The stoichiometry of the inclusion complex was determined by recording the 1H NMR spectrum or by using a diagram of inclusion ratios. A phase solubility study proved that the formed inclusion complex exhibited higher water solubility. Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) demonstrated that the formed inclusion complex exhibited better thermal stability. Biological activity studies indicated that the herbicidal activity, in terms of herbicide removal, of the formed inclusion complex was higher than that of the original diuron. In general, the formation of the inclusion complex could reduce the environmental damage caused by diuron and enhance its herbicidal activity, providing an environmentally friendly method for using diuron.

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