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Synthesis and optimization of 2-ethylhexyl ester as base oil for drilling fluid formulation


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Ismail Jassim, Lina and Yunus, Robiah and Rashid, Umer and Abdul Rashid, Suraya and Mohd Salleh, Mohamad Amran and Irawan, Sonny and Ghaemi, Ferial (2016) Synthesis and optimization of 2-ethylhexyl ester as base oil for drilling fluid formulation. Chemical Engineering Communications, 203 (4). pp. 463-470. ISSN 0098-6445; ESSN: 1563-5201

Abstract

A stable ester was synthesized to overcome the ester hydrolysis problem during the drilling of oil or gas wells using a conventional ester-based drilling fluid. The thermal and hydrolytic stability of the produced ester was high owing to the transesterification method employed in this study. The reaction was performed using 2-ethylhexanol and methyl laureate esters in the presence of sodium methoxide as a catalyst. In order to obtain the optimum synthesis conditions, a response surface methodology (RSM) was appraised based on the central composite design (CCD). The optimum conditions were determined as follows: 0.6 wt.% catalyst, 70°C reaction temperature, 1:1.5 molar ratio, and 11.5 min of reaction time. The results of 77 wt.% 2-ethylhexyl ester (2-EH) illustrated a high agreement between the experimental and RSM models. The reaction product contained 77 wt.% 2-EH and 23% 2-ethylhexanol. The kinematic viscosity was 5 mm2/s at 40°C and 1.5 mm2/sec at 100°C; the specific gravity was 0.854, flash point was 170°C, and pour point was −7°C. The produced product showed similar properties to the available commercial product. However, it was observed that the mud formulation using the synthesized base oil had superior rheological properties at 121°C.


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Item Type: Article
Divisions: Faculty of Engineering
Institute of Advanced Technology
DOI Number: https://doi.org/10.1080/00986445.2015.1023300
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Keywords: 2-ethylhexonal ester; Drilling fluid formulation; Methyl laureate ester; Response surface methodology (RSM); Rheology; Transesterification
Depositing User: Nurul Ainie Mokhtar
Date Deposited: 20 Jun 2016 07:03
Last Modified: 20 Jun 2016 07:03
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URI: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29202
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