Synergistic effects of terpolymer and its oleic modified nano-bentonite nanocomposite for cold flow enhancement for diesel fuel.

ABSTRACT: The defect in the properties of diesel fuel at low temperatures, caused by wax crystallization and agglomeration, negatively impacts engine performance at these temperatures. This work synthesizes and evaluates modified new terpolymeric additives, hexadecylacrylate-octyoleate-hexadecene (TPO), and its nanonentonite (NTPO), as depressants for the pour point of the diesel fuel (PPDs) and cold flow improvers. These polymers were synthesized using the prepared esters of hexadecylacrylate and octyoleate with 1-hexadecene by adding 1% modified nano-bentonite with oleic acid (NB-OL) for NTPO. The additives were characterized using FT-IR, ¹H NMR, GPC, TEM, EDX, and DLS to analyze their structural and morphological properties. The thermal degradation was also studied through TGA and DSC

SUBMITTER: El-Segaey AA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12603330 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature