Synthesis and Evaluation of Aromatic Poly(amino acids) Demulsifiers
WANG Huanjiang1,*, YANG Qiliang1, ZHANG Yuchen1, WU Zhuyu1, LYU Yu1, ZHOU Guoyong1, REN Sili2,*
1 Key Laboratory of Low-Dimensional Materials and Big Data, Guizhou Minzu University, Guiyang 550025, China 2 School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Jiangxi University of Science and Technology, Key Laboratory of Mining Engineering of Jiangxi Pro-vince, Ganzhou 341000, Jiangxi, China
Abstract: A series of high-performance aromatic and amphiphilic polyamides poly(L-phenylalanine)-block-poly (L-asparticacid-benzyl ester) (PPA-b-PBAA) demulsifiers were synthesized by the ring opening polymerization (ROP) of hydrophobic phenylalanine and hydrophilic aspartic acid N-carboxyanhydrides (NCA) monomer. The structure and molecular weight of the PBAA were characterized and gel permeation chromatography (GPC). The demulsification performance of PPA-b-PBAA demulisifers was evaluated by bottle test. The results showed that PPA-b-PBAA shows excellent low temperature demulsification capability, which can effectively separate oil in water emulsions with pH=6.0—11.0 and oil content of 1.0wt%—10.0wt% within 2 min at room temperature. The best demulsification efficiency of PPA-b-PBAA for treating 1.0wt% emulsion was as high 99.98%, corresponding to the residual oil content in the separated water was as low as 8.50 mg/L. The demulsification mechanism study indicated that when PPA-b-PBAA adding into the emulsion, which not only can quickly migrate to oil-water interface, and interact with and/or displace the stabilizers (asphaltenes/resins) of the emulsion. Finally, promote the dispersion of oil drops through flocculation and achieve oil and water separation. The interaction behavior between PPA-b-PBAA and asphaltenes was investigated by quantum chemical calculation and non-covalent interactions analysis (NCIs). The results revealed that PPA-b-PBAA has a stronger adsorbability for asphaltene molecules by van der Waals force. Due to the strong interaction between the demulsifiers and the asphaltenes, the protective film stabilizing the oil-in-water emulsion was more easily destroyed, thus promoting the oil droplets to coalesce to realize the separation of oil from water at room temperature.
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