Investigation on Wax Deposition Reduction Using Natural Plant-Based Additives for Sustainable Energy Production from Penara Oilfield Malaysia Basin
Amni Haslinda Alpandi, Hazlina Husin, Syaza Izzaty Jeffri, Akhmal Sidek, Lim Mingyuan
Abstract
-vinyl acetate and triethanolamine compounds were used for a comparative study. For the wax deposition test, the results revealed that the highest average PIE obtained was 86.30% when 5% JSO was blended with Penara crude oil. Meanwhile, the rheological test proved that 5% JSO and 1% CPKO were acting as highest viscosity-reducing agents at 60 °C below the wax appearance temperature (WAT). The discovery of palm-based and Jatropha-based inhibitors from Malaysia's palm oil plantation and Malaysian JSO as a wax inhibitor was found to be beneficial for the application of wax deposition and rheological studies in crude oil production with a less harmful environment for sustainable energy production.