Imidazole-based ionic liquids as rheological modifiers of heavy crude oil: An experimental and theoretical study

Two series of imidazolium-based ionic liquids (ILs) were tested as rheological modifiers of heavy crude oils. ILs with the 1-butyl-3-alkylimidazolium cation optimize the effect on viscosity at low concentrations, whereas those with the 1-benzyl-3-alkylimidazolium cation are similarly effective only...

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Main Authors: Omar Martínez-Mora, Diana Campa-Guevara, Rocío Meza-Gordillo, Rodrigo Sánchez, Magali Salas-Reyes, José Manuel Domínguez, Myrna H. Matus, Zaira Domínguez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AIP Publishing LLC 2021-03-01
Series:AIP Advances
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/5.0037333