Petroleum Processing and Petrochemicals ›› 2020, Vol. 51 ›› Issue (6): 1-5.

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CORRELATION OF MOLECULAR STRUCTURE AND VISCOSITY INDEX OF BASE OIL

    

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  • Received:2019-12-03 Revised:2020-01-19 Online:2020-06-12 Published:2020-06-23
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Abstract: The structure-activity relationship between molecular structure and viscosity index of lubricating base oil was revealed comprehensively and accurately through the proposed molecular structure parameters measured by high resolution mass spectrometry and nuclear magnetic resonance. It was demonstrated that VI increased with increasing average carbon number of the alkyl chain structure and lowered with increase of polycyclic naphthene carbons and iso/normal ratio. The structure-activity relationship between viscosity index and structural characterization parameters provides solutions for the selection of raw materials, optimization of process conditions and cutting of distillation range for the production of high-viscosity index base oil.

Key words: lube base oil, mass spectrometry, nuclear magnetic resonance, molecular structure characterization, viscosity index

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