EVALUATING THE INFLUENCE OF PHOSPHORIC ESTER OF OXYETHYLATED NONYLPHENOL ON TECHNOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF SOLVENTS OF ASPHALT-RESIN-PARAFFIN DEPOSITS

The article discusses the results of evaluating the influence of phosphoric ester of oxyethylated nonylphenol (PE NP) on solvent asphalt-resin-paraffin deposits efficiency. Comparative experiments of the changes in solvent technological characteristics, when the content of PE NP is up to 2 vol. %, have been performed. The research shows that usage PE NP significantly not only modifies the solvent technological properties increasing the solvency, the saturation of the solvent asphalt-resin-paraffin deposits, but slightly decreases the rate of the asphalt-resin-paraffin deposits dissolution. We have established that the maximum efficiency of the solvent is observed at concentration of PE NP corresponding to the critical concentration of micelle formation.

The Effect of Activation Time of Phosphoric Ester Cellulose Particles on the Electrorheological Properties of Anhydrous ER Fluids

The electrorheological (ER) behavior of suspensions in silicone oil of phosphoric ester cellulose powder (average particle size: 17.77 μm) was investigated at room temperature with electric fields up to 2.5 kV/mm. For development of anhydrous ER fluids using at wide temperature range, it was sought the effect of activation time of phosphoric ester cellulose particles on the ER activities. Anhydrous ER fluids based on the phosphoric ester cellulose particles made from cellulose particles treating in chemical solution of 2M phosphoric acid and 4M urea and heating at 150°C were measured. After activating the phosphoric ester cellulose anhydrous ER fluids at 120°C, not only analysis of dispersing cellulose particles but also electroroheological characteristics of ER fluids such as dielectric constant, current density, electrical conductivity and rheological properties were studied. Activation time had a large influence to ER properties of anhydrous ER fluids based on phosphoric ester cellulose. As the activation time went by, particle size and number of dispersing particles, electrical properties, dynamic yield stress on electric field, initial apparent viscosity (η0) and electrorheological effect (τA/τ0) of phosphoric ester cellulose ER fluids increased with increasing activation time at 120°C till activation time over 5 hours.