A comprehensive review on the applications of functionalized chitosan in petroleum industry

A comprehensive review on the applications of functionalized chitosan in petroleum industry

Bitumen

Petroleum industry

Petroleum refining

Gasoline

Biodiesel

EOR

Oil wells

Petroleum transportation

Oil field equipment

Esters

Oils and fats

Petroleum prospecting

Wastewater treatment

Infill drilling

Chitosan

Chemical modification

Drilling fluids

Drilling fluid

Greases

Lubricant

Oil spillage

Refinery wastewater

Wellbore treatment

Acetylation

Industrial water treatment

The biomaterials have gained the attention for utilization as sustainable alternatives for petroleum-derived products due to the rapid depletion of petroleum resources and environmental issues. Chitosan is an economical, renewable and abundant polysaccharide having unique molecular characteristics. Chitosan is derived by deacetylation of chitin, a natural polysaccharide existing in insects' exoskeleton, outer shells of crustaceans, and some fungi cell walls. Chitosan is widely used in numerous domains like agriculture, food, water treatment, medicine, cosmetics, fisheries, packaging, and chemical industry. This review aims to account for all the efforts made towards chitosan and its derivatives for utilization in the petroleum industry and related processes including exploration, extraction, refining, transporting oil spillages, and wastewater treatment. This review includes a compilation of various chemical modifications of chitosan to enhance the petroleum field's performance and applicability.

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Carbohydrate Polymers

2021

Negi, Himani

Verma, Priyanka

Singh, Raj Kumar

journalArticle

0144-8617

10.1016/j.carbpol.2021.118125

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0144861721005129