Performance of demulsifiers: Prediction based on film pressure-area isotherms and solvent properties

Energy Sources

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1994, Pages 377-385

  Singh, B P ^a  

^a CSIR INSTITUTE OF MINERALS AND MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Demulsifier; Emulsion; Film pressure; Normalised area; Pressure area isotherm

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; CRUDE PETROLEUM; DEMULSIFICATION; EMULSIONS; FILMS; PHASE INTERFACES; PRESSURE EFFECTS; SOLVENTS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; SURFACE TENSION; VISCOSITY;

DEMULSIFIERS; FILM PRESSURE; FILM PRESSURE-AREA ISOTHERMS; NORMALIZED AREA;

SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

EID: 0028465982     PISSN: 00908312     EISSN: 15210510     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00908319408909084     Document Type: Article

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