Extraction of naphthenic acid from highly acidic oil using phenolate based ionic liquids

• Main Authors: Nasir Shah, S., Kallidanthiyil Chellappan, L., Gonfa, G., Mutalib, M.I.A., Pilus, R.B.M., Bustam, M.A.
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier 2016
• Online Access: http://scholars.utp.edu.my/id/eprint/25563/; https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84942765400&doi=10.1016%2fj.cej.2015.09.017&partnerID=40&md5=e70f459689afad5177b5da222e25a61c
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Petronas

In this study, N-alkyl imidazolium ionic liquids with highly alkaline phenolate anions were used for the removal of naphthenic acid from model acid oil. The effect of alkyl spacer length on the deacidification process was evaluated by attaching butyl, hexyl, octyl, decyl and dodecyl groups on imidaz...