Performance evaluation of polyol esters from palm oil as a lubricant for bentonite suspension drilling fluid

This study evaluated the potential use of three polyol esters (POEs) derived from palm oil as a lubricant in bentonite suspension drilling fluid. Three different POEs were investigated, which are pentaerythritol ester (PEE), trimethylolpropane ester (TMPE), and neopentylglycol ester (NPGE). It was r...

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Main Authors: Kania, Dina, Yunus, Robiah, Omar, Rozita, Abdul Rashid, Suraya, Mohamed Jan, Badrul
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Japanese Society of Tribologists 2017
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/62703/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/62703/1/FLUID.pdf
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author Kania, Dina
Yunus, Robiah
Omar, Rozita
Abdul Rashid, Suraya
Mohamed Jan, Badrul
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Yunus, Robiah
Omar, Rozita
Abdul Rashid, Suraya
Mohamed Jan, Badrul
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description This study evaluated the potential use of three polyol esters (POEs) derived from palm oil as a lubricant in bentonite suspension drilling fluid. Three different POEs were investigated, which are pentaerythritol ester (PEE), trimethylolpropane ester (TMPE), and neopentylglycol ester (NPGE). It was revealed that POEs reduced the coefficient of friction (COF) in bentonite suspension by more than 80%. However, TMPE and NPGE undesirably caused foaming and altered the gel texture of the suspension. PEE showed the best performance as it produced the highest lubricity and the lowest effect on the suspension texture. The decrease of COF might increase the drilling efficiency and prevent the lubricity-related drilling problems. The findings of this investigation will be used for future applications of POE from palm oil in wider mud formulation.
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spelling upm-627032020-12-02T22:22:44Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/62703/ Performance evaluation of polyol esters from palm oil as a lubricant for bentonite suspension drilling fluid Kania, Dina Yunus, Robiah Omar, Rozita Abdul Rashid, Suraya Mohamed Jan, Badrul This study evaluated the potential use of three polyol esters (POEs) derived from palm oil as a lubricant in bentonite suspension drilling fluid. Three different POEs were investigated, which are pentaerythritol ester (PEE), trimethylolpropane ester (TMPE), and neopentylglycol ester (NPGE). It was revealed that POEs reduced the coefficient of friction (COF) in bentonite suspension by more than 80%. However, TMPE and NPGE undesirably caused foaming and altered the gel texture of the suspension. PEE showed the best performance as it produced the highest lubricity and the lowest effect on the suspension texture. The decrease of COF might increase the drilling efficiency and prevent the lubricity-related drilling problems. The findings of this investigation will be used for future applications of POE from palm oil in wider mud formulation. Japanese Society of Tribologists 2017 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/62703/1/FLUID.pdf Kania, Dina and Yunus, Robiah and Omar, Rozita and Abdul Rashid, Suraya and Mohamed Jan, Badrul (2017) Performance evaluation of polyol esters from palm oil as a lubricant for bentonite suspension drilling fluid. Tribology Online, 12 (5). 247 - 250. ISSN 1881-2198; ESSN: 1881-218X https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/trol/12/5/12_247/_pdf/-char/en 10.2474/trol.12.247
spellingShingle Kania, Dina
Yunus, Robiah
Omar, Rozita
Abdul Rashid, Suraya
Mohamed Jan, Badrul
Performance evaluation of polyol esters from palm oil as a lubricant for bentonite suspension drilling fluid
title Performance evaluation of polyol esters from palm oil as a lubricant for bentonite suspension drilling fluid
title_full Performance evaluation of polyol esters from palm oil as a lubricant for bentonite suspension drilling fluid
title_fullStr Performance evaluation of polyol esters from palm oil as a lubricant for bentonite suspension drilling fluid
title_full_unstemmed Performance evaluation of polyol esters from palm oil as a lubricant for bentonite suspension drilling fluid
title_short Performance evaluation of polyol esters from palm oil as a lubricant for bentonite suspension drilling fluid
title_sort performance evaluation of polyol esters from palm oil as a lubricant for bentonite suspension drilling fluid
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http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/62703/1/FLUID.pdf