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A new approach to the control of alkane wax deposition

EPSRC recently announced funding for a new project on wax deposition to be undertaken at Kings College, London, by Dr. CA Koh, King's College London (Chemistry)

Alkane wax deposition is currently of great importance to the petroleum industry during oil and gas transportation and production. It leads to blockage and shut-down of pipelines which results in the loss of £ billions per annum of revenue to the industry, with whom we are collaborating (Chevron Petroleum Technology). Therefore, there is a strong need to find effective technologies to control wax crystallisation and deposition. The proposed novel research will provide a fundamental understanding of the factors responsible for the control of wax deposition and the rate of growth of wax crystal faces, thus avoiding the inefficient and expensive trial-and-error methods currently employed by the industry.

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