Quantification of Paraffin Fouling Pertinent to Oil Sands Processes

该项目的目标是表征加拿大原油的石蜡污垢，以及开发 针对这种代价高昂的现象的基于化学的缓解策略。这将是学术界和学术界共同努力的结果 来自艾伯塔大学(瓦格马雷博士)和国家研究委员会(国家研究院)的工作人员 纳米技术)，以及来自加拿大石油和天然气行业的一些公司，以了解和 针对采油系统中石蜡结垢的具体情况提供解决方案。该项目鼓励 协作，并将受益于行业参与、先进的分析能力和 核心基本面的应用。这个项目将在四个不同的领域进行跟踪：原油 石油表征、石蜡沉积表征、模型体系开发和缓蚀剂选择。这个 结果将是一个有效的分析工作流程，以选择适当的化学缓蚀剂，根据 表征良好的体系性质，以及新的和公认的化学物质的应用。 合格的学术和工业科学家和工程师将共同致力于开发 与加拿大经济相关的技术和解决方案。

The goal of this project is to characterize paraffin fouling from Canadian crude oils, and the development of chemical-based mitigation strategies for this costly phenomena. It will be a concerted effort between academic staff from the University of Alberta (Dr. Waghmare) and the National Research Council (National Institute for Nanotechnology), and a number of companies from the Canadian oil and gas industry, to understand and provide solution to specific instances of paraffin fouling in oil production systems. The project encourages collaboration, and will benefit from the combined industrial involvement, advanced analytical capacity and the application of core fundamentals. There will be four distinct areas in which this project will be followed: crude oil characterization, paraffin deposit characterization, model system development and inhibitor selection. The result will be an effective, analytical workflow for selecting appropriate chemical inhibitors, based upon well-characterized system properties, and the application of both novel and recognized chemistries. Collectively, qualified academic and industrial scientists and engineers will work towards developing technology and solutions relevant to the Canadian economy.