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ArticleScientific reports2024

Gamma radiation-induced grafting of poly(butyl acrylate) onto ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer for improved crude oil flowability.

Ahmed Siddiq, Mohamed M Ghobashy, Abu-Bakr A A M El-Adasy, Ashraf M Ashmawy

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Article in Scientific reports, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
4.2field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Ahmed SiddiqDepartment of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, Assiut, 71524, Egypt.
Mohamed M GhobashyRadiation Research of Polymer Chemistry Department, National Center for Radiation Research and Technology (NCRRT), Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority (EAEA), Cairo, Egypt.
Abu-Bakr A A M El-AdasyDepartment of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, Assiut, 71524, Egypt.
Ashraf M AshmawyDepartment of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, 11884, Egypt. ashraf_ashmawy2002@azhar.edu.eg.
Al-Azhar University · EGEgyptian Atomic Energy Authority · EG

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) copolymers are widely employed as pour point depressants to enhance the flow properties of crude oil. However, EVA copolymers have limitations that necessitate their development. This work investigated the modification of EVA via gamma radiation-induced grafting of butyl acrylate (BuA) monomers and the evaluation of grafted EVA as a pour point depressant for crude oil. The successful grafting of poly(butyl acrylate) p(BuA) onto EVA was verified through grafting parameters, FTIR spectroscopy, and

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Crude oilEVA-copolymersFlowabilityGamma irradiationGraftingPour point depressantRheology

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PMID38632269
PMCPMC11024112
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