Chemical Demulsification of Petroleum Emulsions Using Oil-Soluble Demulsifiers

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1991, Pages 367-375

  Krawczyk, Mark A ^a   Wasan, Darsh T ^a   Shetty, Chandrashekar S ^a  

^a ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMULSIONS - COALESCENCE;

CHEMICAL DEMULSIFICATION; DEMULSIFIER; EAST TEXAS CRUDE; FILM DRAINAGE; INTERFACIAL BEHAVIOR; PETROLEUM EMULSIONS;

PETROLEUM REFINING;

EID: 0026112779     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: 15205045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie00050a014     Document Type: Article

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