Agents which promote and stabilize water-in-oil emulsions

Spill Science and Technology Bulletin

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 117-126

  Lee, Richard F ^a  

^a SKIDAWAY INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asphaltene; Emulsion; Nickel; Oil; Petroleum; Porphyrin; Vanadium

Indexed keywords

CRUDE OIL; EMULSION; OIL SPILL; SEA WATER; STABILITY;

EID: 0032783352     PISSN: 13532561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1353-2561(98)00028-0     Document Type: Article

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