不同酯基结构的棕榈油生物柴油的性能研究

以棕榈油为研究对象,分别与甲醇、乙醇、异丙醇和异丁醇进行酯交换反应制备了不同酯基结构的生物柴油。利用差示扫描量热仪和应力控制流变仪分析了不同酯基结构棕榈油生物柴油的结晶行为和低温流变性能,同时分析了酯基结构对生物柴油的氧化稳定性,40℃时的动力黏度、20℃时的密度等重要性质的影响。结果表明,随着醇的碳链长度的增加,棕榈油生物柴油的析蜡点和胶凝点均降低,特别是棕榈油异丁酯的析蜡点和胶凝点分别降低到了-2.57和-8.09℃,低温流动性得到了明显改善,且氧化诱导期略有延长,氧化稳定性有所改善。生物柴油的密度和黏度随着酯基结构的不同而有所变化,但其数值都符合中国生物柴油标准。     

几种生物柴油的制备及其流变学性能的比较

以六种常见的动植物油脂为原料,制备生物柴油并测定其脂肪酸甲酯分布、凝点和冷滤点值。以动态流变仪为主要研究手段,研究了六种生物柴油的流体性能及相关影响因素。结果表明,生物柴油的凝点和冷滤点值受其脂肪酸甲酯分布的影响,饱和脂肪酸甲酯含量高的生物柴油,其凝点和冷滤点值也相应较高。流变学测定实验表明,六种生物柴油样品的流体性能受温度和剪切速率的影响。在较低的剪切速率范围内表现为典型的非牛顿流体行为,而在较高的剪切速率下则表现为牛顿流体行为。当流体温度高于生物柴油的相变温度时,六种生物柴油的表观黏度无明显差别,说明在该温度条件下生物柴油的脂肪酸甲酯分布对其流体黏度值影响不大;当流体温度接近其相变温度时,生物柴油流体黏度出现突跃式升高且其突变温度高于其冷滤点温度。     

新型聚丙烯酸酯类柴油降凝剂分子模型的建立及验证

在前期工作得出的正构烷烃含量与浊点、冷滤点、凝点的定量关系模型基础上，选择柴油降凝剂的基团对柴油降凝剂分子结构进行了设计，得出了设计模型。结果表明，将含氮基团引入柴油降凝剂可以显著提高柴油降凝剂的性能。根据设计模型合成了一系列聚丙烯酸单酯和混合酯柴油降凝剂，并通过对柴油降凝剂的性能测试结果和自行设计的计算程序对设计模型进行了验证，结果表明，从柴油正构烷烃含量对柴油降凝剂的配比进行设计是可行的。     

复合改性聚丙烯酸酯柴油低温流动改进剂

合成了改性聚丙烯酸高级酯(PADE)和一种新的蜡晶分散剂3,6-氧桥-1,2,3,6-四氢苯-1,2-二甲酸高级酯/酰胺(EBTD),测试了对0#柴油的低温流动性能的改进效果。结果表明,PADE对蜡晶具有较好的分散作用,能有效地降低燕山、大连、辽河0#柴油的冷滤点,冷滤点降幅为7~10℃;对大庆0#柴油的感受性也较显著,与EBTD复合有增效作用,二者复配后能较好的改善大庆0#柴油的低温流动性能,可以使大庆0#柴油冷滤点降低7~8℃。     

改性聚丙烯酸高级酯的合成及其降凝效果的考察

用酯化和热聚合同时进行的方法合成了聚丙烯酸高级醇酯（PAE），并对其进行改性，得到改性聚丙烯酸高级酯（MPAE），在实验室评价了MPAE对几种0#柴油的低温流动性能的改进效果。结果表明，该工艺路线产品的收率几乎达到100％，成本低。并且，改性后的聚丙烯酸高级酯在较宽的分子量范围内具有较好的降凝效果；相比之下，改性之前聚丙烯酯高级酯只在很窄的分子量范围内具有降凝效果。与其它柴油降凝剂相比，MPAE对柴油具有良好的感受性，一般能降低柴油冷滤点3℃－6℃，凝固点降幅在10℃－12℃左右，具备了工业化价值。     

使用流动改进剂柴油的低温流变性研究

研究了柴油在加入柴油低温流动改进剂前后的低温流变性能。结果表明：柴油的浊点与冷滤点之间的温度区间是柴油表观粘度的突跃范围,是解决柴油低温流动性的重点;自制的WW－1型柴油低温流动改进剂的加入降低了低温下柴油的表观粘度的改善了柴油的低温流变性能。     

含蜡原油降凝剂与石蜡作用机理的研究进展与探讨

高分子降凝剂产品已广泛应用于原油的开采和输送工艺中,但是,对降凝剂降凝机理认识的不足制约了降凝剂的开发和应用.降凝剂与油品中石蜡的相互作用决定其降凝机理.本文综述了近年来人们在研究降凝剂与石蜡作用机理方面所使用的研究方法和所取得的进展,并深入探讨了降凝剂与石蜡的具体作用方式.对于含蜡原油,降凝剂主要通过与石蜡的共晶、吸附作用使蜡晶结构更紧凑,并促进小蜡晶聚集成较大尺寸的聚集体,从而大大降低蜡.油界面积,破坏蜡晶三维网络的形成,宏观上表现为原油凝点降低,低温流动性改善.     

富马酸十六醇酯-苯乙烯二元共聚物柴油低温流动改进剂的合成、表征及性能评价(英文)

以富马酸和十六醇为原料、对甲苯磺酸为催化剂、对苯二酚为阻聚剂、甲苯为溶剂,采用直接酯化法制备了富马酸十六醇酯单体（DHF）;以富马酸十六醇酯和苯乙烯为聚合单体、过氧化苯甲酰为引发剂,通过自由基聚合制备了富马酸十六醇酯-苯乙烯二元共聚物（FOS）。用IR、¹H-NMR对DHF单体及FOS共聚物进行了表征,分析了张家港0# 柴油和胜利海科5# 柴油的正构烷烃分布,考察了共聚物的降滤效果,讨论了降滤作用机理。结果表明,当添加剂量为0.1%时,FOS能使张家港0# 柴油冷滤点降低6℃,胜利海科柴油5# 柴油冷滤点降低3℃;FOS对不同柴油表现出了不同的感受性;与2种商业降凝剂复配后,表现出良好的协同效应,作为商业降凝剂的优良助剂,FOS具有一定的应用前景。     

柴油低温流动性改进剂的研制及性能评价 Ⅰ. 低温流动性改进剂对柴油的感受性

在分析胜利石化总厂 0 #柴油和齐鲁石化 0 #柴油的烃族组成、蜡碳分布的基础上 ,进行分子设计 ,研制出一种柴油低温流动性改进剂。它主要由具有一定粘度的三元共聚物组成。实验结果表明 ,这种柴油低温流动性改进剂能十分有效地提高胜利石化总厂 0 #柴油的低温使用性能 ,而胜利石化 0 #柴油对目前国内外其它低温流动性改进剂的感受性较差。     

生物柴油的催化改性对其冷滤点的影响

利用HZSM-5型分子筛作为催化剂,在250℃～350℃、0.01MPa～0.04MPa的条件下,对生物柴油的主要组分油酸甲酯、棕榈酸甲酯、硬酯酸甲酯、亚油酸甲酯、月桂酸甲酯进行催化改性,以达到降低生物柴油冷滤点（CFPP）的目的。实验研究了反应温度和反应真空度对各脂肪酸甲酯产物的冷滤点、结炭率、碘值的影响,以该实验数据为依据,将动物油经过酯交换制备的生物柴油（AFE）进行催化改性。结果表明,在300℃~350℃,对饱和脂肪酸甲酯改性有很好的降凝效果,产物碘值升高;油酸甲酯通过改性,也取得了很好的降凝效果,产物碘值下降,在该反应条件下改性饱和脂肪酸甲酯和油酸甲酯催化剂的结炭率保持在5%以下;而亚油酸甲酯仅在350℃时改性才有降凝效果,且结炭率在10%以上。生物柴油（AFE）催化改性达到最佳降凝效果的条件为300℃~325℃,0.01MPa,改性后的的酸值小于0.6mg/g,冷滤点下降了19℃,碘值（I.V）为44.32g/100g,运动黏度（μ_t）为4.397mm²/s,并且催化剂结炭率保持在5%以下。     

Study of ethylic Babassu biodiesel properties at low temperatures

Nowadays the growing fuel deficit requires the development of alternative fuel sources. Biodiesel is a good substitute to the conventional diesel because it is quite similar to the fossil fuel in its main characteristics. However, there are some obstacles, as the properties of cold-flow, to the development of a more useful alternative fuel. In this work we use the X-ray diffraction and differential calorimetry scanning to study low temperature properties of ethylic Babassu biodiesel. Our results show that the nucleation of crystals starts below ?8 °C and the crystallization temperature does not change significantly when the sample was submitted to a winterization process. The higher concentrations of ethyl esters from saturated fat acid are probably responsible for this characteristic. The X-ray diffraction, combined with DSC measurements, was efficiently employed in the characterization of cold-flow biodiesel properties, showing to be very helpful techniques.     

Utilization of α-olefins obtained by pyrolysis of waste high density polyethylene to synthesize α-olefin-succinic-anhydride based cold flow improvers

A new route of utilization of α-olefin rich hydrocarbon fractions obtained by waste polymer pyrolysis was investigated. α-olefin-succinic-anhydride intermediate-based pour point depressant additives for diesel fuel were synthesized, in which reactions needed α-olefins were obtained by pyrolysis of waste high-density polyethylene (HDPE). Fraction of α-olefins was produced by the de-polymerization of plastic waste in a tube reactor at 500℃ in the absence of catalysts and air. C17～22 range of mixtures of olefins and paraffins were separated for synthesis and then, these hydrocarbons were reacted with maleic-anhydride (MA) for formation of α-olefin-succinic-anhydride intermediates. The olefin-rich hydrocarbon fraction contained approximately 60% of olefins, including 90%～95% α-olefins. Other intermediates were produced in the same way by using commercial C20 α-olefin instead of C17～22 olefin mixture. The two different experimental intermediates with number average molecular weights of 1850g/mol and 1760g/mol were reacted with different alcohols: 1-butanol, 1-hexanol, 1-octanol, i-butanol, and c-hexanol to produce their ester derivatives. The synthesized ten experimental pour point depressants were added in different concentrations to conventional diesel fuel, which had no other additive content before. The structure and efficiency of experimental additives were followed by different standardized and non-standardized methods. Results showed that the experimental additives on the basis of the product of waste pyrolysis were able to decrease not only the pour but also the cloud point and cold filter plugging point (CFPP) of diesel fuel, whose effects could be observed even if the concentration of additives was low. Furthermore, all additives had anti-wear and anti-friction effects in diesel fuel.     

Determination of potassium in fatty acid methyl esters applying an ion-selective potassium electrode

An easy and inexpensive method of potassium determination in fatty acid methyl esters (FAME) applying an ion-selective potassium electrode (ISE-K) is presented. FAME are considered alternative fuel for diesel engines. Simple apparatus and procedure were developed to avoid contact of ester samples with the sensitive ISE-K membrane, which can damage the ISE membrane surface in long time operation. Using different FAME samples with a wide range of known potassium content a calibration curve was constructed. Among all samples, ISE-K satisfactory predicted potassium content in FAME as identified by the AAS reference method.     

Utilization of α-olefins obtained by pyrolysis of waste high density polyethylene to synthesize α-olefin-succinic-anhydride based cold flow improvers

A new route of utilization of α-olefin rich hydrocarbon fractions obtained by waste polymer pyrolysis was investigated. α-olefin-succinic-anhydride intermediate-based pour point depressant additives for diesel fuel were synthesized, in which reactions needed α-olefins were obtained by pyrolysis of waste high-density polyethylene (HDPE). Fraction of α-olefins was produced by the de-polymerization of plastic waste in a tube reactor at 500℃ in the absence of catalysts and air. C_17~22 range of mixtures of olefins and paraffins were separated for synthesis and then, these hydrocarbons were reacted with maleic-anhydride (MA) for formation of α-olefin-succinic-anhydride intermediates. The olefin-rich hydrocarbon fraction contained approximately 60% of olefins, including 90%~95% α-olefins. Other intermediates were produced in the same way by using commercial C₂₀ α-olefin instead of C_17~22 olefin mixture. The two different experimental intermediates with number average molecular weights of 1850g/mol and 1760g/mol were reacted with different alcohols: 1-butanol, 1-hexanol, 1-octanol, i-butanol, and c-hexanol to produce their ester derivatives. The synthesized ten experimental pour point depressants were added in different concentrations to conventional diesel fuel, which had no other additive content before. The structure and efficiency of experimental additives were followed by different standardized and non-standardized methods. Results showed that the experimental additives on the basis of the product of waste pyrolysis were able to decrease not only the pour but also the cloud point and cold filter plugging point (CFPP) of diesel fuel, whose effects could be observed even if the concentration of additives was low. Furthermore, all additives had anti-wear and anti-friction effects in diesel fuel.     

Procedure for and results of simultaneous determination of aromatic hydrocarbons and fatty acid methyl esters in diesel fuels by high performance liquid chromatography

The content of aromatic hydrocarbons in diesel fuels is regulated by appropriate standards, and a further reduction in the allowed concentration of these hazardous substances in these fuels is expected. The content of aromatic hydrocarbons in diesel fuels is most often determined using standard methods EN-12916 or ASTM D-6591. The content of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) is determined from a single peak obtained using normal phase high-performance liquid chromatography (NP-HPLC), a column of the NH2 type, n-heptane as the eluent, refractive index detector (RID) and backflushing of the eluent. However, the methods mentioned above cannot be applied when the fuel contains fatty acid methyl esters (FAME), which lately has become more common. The content of FAME in diesel oils is determined using mid-IR spectrophotometry based on the absorption of carbonyl group. However, no standard procedure for the determination of classes of aromatic hydrocarbons in diesel fuels containing FAME is yet available. The present work describes such a modification of methods EN-12916/ASTM D-6591 that provides a simultaneous determination of individual groups of aromatic hydrocarbons, total content of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and the FAME content in diesel fuels. The refractive index detector (RID) and n-heptane as the mobile phase are still used, but backflushing of the eluent is applied after the elution of all polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. Additionally, ultraviolet diode array detection is used for the exact determination of low contents of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and to confirm the presence of FAME in the analyzed fuel.     

Critical review on analytical methods for biodiesel characterization

Biodiesel is an alternative fuel composed of mono-alkyl esters and obtained mainly from the base-catalyzed transesterification reaction of oils or fats. Its use (pure or blended) does not demand any modification in the diesel engine and in the existing fuel distribution and storage infrastructure. Moreover, biodiesel has a high energetic yield, fixes the solar energy and contains insignificant amounts of sulphur. Therefore, biodiesel is currently the best substitute for fossil diesel fuel.Besides mono-alkyl esters, glycerol (main co-product), alcohol, catalyst, free fatty acids, tri-, di- and monoglycerides compose the final mixture of biodiesel production process. These and other kinds of contaminants can lead to severe operational and environmental problems. Therefore, the quality control of biodiesel is greatly significant to the success of its commercialization and market acceptance. Some important issues on the biodiesel quality control involve the monitoring of transesterification reaction, the quantification of mono-alkyl esters and free- and bonded glycerol as well as determination of residual catalysts and alcohol. Moreover, the determination of blend levels is another key aspect of biodiesel analyses. Chromatography and spectroscopy are the analytical methods most used for the biodiesel characterization, but procedures based on physical properties are also available.Previously, a review on analytical methods used to evaluate biodiesel quality was written by Knothe. Due to the importance of this field, we made an update of Knothes’ review. Therefore, in this paper, we will describe new developments in biodiesel analyses and some references showed in Knothes’ paper. Specially, we will describe analytical methods used for quantification of glycerol, mono-, di-, triglycerides, methanol, water, Na, K, P, and steroids in biodiesel or along the transesterification reaction. Also, the determination of biodiesel content in blends and some physicochemical parameters are discussed. At the end, we will assess the available techniques and point out some improvements on analytical methods for biodiesel characterization.     

Gas chromatographic separation of fatty acid methyl esters on weakly polar capillary columns

It was found that weakly polar columns, routinely used in capillary GC for analyzing sterols, food additives, etc., can also be used for separating fatty acid methyl esters (FAMEs). On these columns, FAMEs elute in the order of their unsaturation. The equivalent chain-length value of methyl 22:6 is below 23.00. This means FAMEs within a carbon chain length, having up to six double bonds, elute before the next (one carbon longer) saturated FAME elutes. Peak identification is easy. Weakly polar columns are compatible in both GC and GC/MS systems.     

Electrochemical Determination of Organic Compounds in Automotive Fuels

This article critically reviews the electroanalytical methods devoted for the determination of organic compounds in automotive fuels that can range from contaminants to additives typically introduced into liquid biofuels and liquid fossil fuels. Contaminants such as aldehydes and ketones in bioethanol, free fatty acids and glycerol in biodiesel, and sulfur and nitrogen organic compounds in gasoline and diesel fuel, and additives such as colour markers and antioxidants added to fuels were determined by electroanalytical methods. Special focus is given to electrodes, electrochemical techniques, and sample preparation strategies. Future directions of research on electroanalysis of liquid fuels are presented.     

Simultaneous gas chromatographic determination of methanol and free glycerol in biodiesel

Summary The methanol and free glycerol content of vegetable oil methyl esters used as diesel fuel (biodiesel) is very important in describing the quality of this fuel and is therefore limited by specifications. A previously described GLC method for the determination of free glycerol in biodiesel has been further developed and also allows the simultaneous determination of methanol. Sample preparation includes dissolving in dimethylformamide, silylation with bis-trimethylsilyltrifluoracetamide (BSTFA) and separation on a methylsilicone fluid, coated-capillary column using either FID or MS-detection. Ethanol and 1,4-butanediol were used as internal standards. Both detection systems show sufficient sensitivity for concentrations relevant to biodiesel samples. The recovery was tested using a RME-sample containing known amounts of methanol and glycerol.