Author(s): D.A. AI-Sammerrai, Q.S. Majeed and W.D. Saleem
Article publication date: 1983-09-01
Vol. 1 No. 2 (yearly), pp. 107-114.
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Keywords
mineral oils, corrosion, hydrocarbons
Abstract
Nitration of aromatic hydrocarbons in mineral oils with dilute nitric acid at 50 degree Celsius depends on the number of rings. Under these conditions the mono- and di-nuclear aromatics were not susceptible to nitration, while the tri-aromatics were easily converted to the nitrated products. The anti-corrosion properties of nitrated mineral oils is attributed to the presence of these products.