The precipitation and deposition of asphaltene are among the most pressing issues in the petroleum industry. This flow assurance issue may cause formation damage in porous media, the plugging and coking of wellbore and production pipelines and difficulties in the refining process. Such events lead to additional operating costs for the company. Therefore, knowing the conditions at which asphaltene may precipitate and...
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3D-Printing methacrylate/chitin nanowhiskers composites via stereolithography: Mechanical and thermal properties
We report on the mechanical and thermal properties of stereolithography (SLA) 3D-printed methacrylate (MA) resin reinforced by chitin nanowhiskers (CNWs). CNWs were synthesized by acid hydrolysis of crab shell chitin and nanocomposites with 0 wt%, 0.5 wt%, 1.0 wt%, and 1.5 wt% CNWs loading were prepared by slurry compounding method. The obtained CNWs (diameter =...
