Effect of Potassium Aluminium Sulphate, Kal(SO<SUB>4</SUB>)<SUB>2</SUB>on the Total Petroleum Hydrocarbon of Diesel Oil

Abstract

Possible effects of the treat ment of d iesel oil with various concentrations of an inorganic salt, PotassiumAluminiu m Sulphate (KA l(SO 4 ) 2 ) were studied at room temperature, with a view to assessing alterations in the total petroleum hydrocarbon of diesel oil. Results obtained revealed that various concentrations of the inorganic salt had different effects on the total petroleum hydrocarbon (TPH) of the samples. The sample treated with 55g of the salt had the lowest TPH concentration of 2255.75mg/l while the sample treated with 35g of the salt had the highest TPH concentration of 12505.10mg/l. Two samples had higher TPH concentration than the untreated sample wh ile five samp les had lower TPH concentrations. This may be ascribed to the fact that some concentrations of the salt were able to catalytically crack heavier hydrocarbon molecules in the diesel oil to fractions lower than C6 (wh ich may have been gases) thus leading to a decrease in the TPH concentration of those sample, while other concentrations of the salt were able to breakdown heavier hydrocarbon mo lecules to fractions with in the C6 to C40 range thus leading to an increase in the TPH concentrations of the samples. The treatment also led to decrease and increase in the density of the samples.

A Research on Polyamide6.6/Polyurethane Blends in Finishing Process Which Are Used for Sportswear

“…According to the fact that potassium aluminum sulfate is pure and has high water solubility [36], molecular weight and high chelating property. Hence, it can bond wool hydrolysate to polyamide6.6 surface [37]. The fabrics processed have given approximately the same capillarity results shown in Table 4.…”