How polymer additives reduce the pour point of hydrocarbon solvents containing wax crystals
(2015)
Journal Article
Binks, B. P., Fletcher, P. D. I., Roberts, N. A., Dunkerley, J., Greenfield, H., Mastrangelo, A., & Trickett, K. (2015). How polymer additives reduce the pour point of hydrocarbon solvents containing wax crystals. Physical chemistry chemical physics : PCCP, 17(6), 4107-4117. https://doi.org/10.1039/c4cp04329d
We have investigated how four different pour point depressant (PPD) polymers affect the pour point transition in mixtures of a single pure wax in a solvent. We used either n-eicosane (C20), CH3(CH2)18CH3, n-tetracosane (C24), CH3(CH2)22CH3 or n-hexat... Read More about How polymer additives reduce the pour point of hydrocarbon solvents containing wax crystals.