Demulsification of crude oil emulsions: Correlation to microemulsion phase behavior

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 2746-2751

  Goldszal, Alexandre ^a   Bourrel, Maurice ^a  

^a TOTAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRUDE PETROLEUM; EMULSIONS; MICROEMULSIONS; MIXTURES; OPTIMIZATION; PH EFFECTS; PHASE COMPOSITION; REACTION KINETICS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; SURFACE MEASUREMENT; THERMAL EFFECTS; WATER;

BOTTLE TEST TECHNIQUE; DEMULSIFIER; SEPARATION RATE; WINSORS NOMENCLATURE;

DEMULSIFICATION;

EMULSIFYING AGENT;

CRUDE OIL; DEMULSIFIER; OIL-WATER EMULSION;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; EMULSION; OIL INDUSTRY; REACTION ANALYSIS; SALINITY; TECHNIQUE; TEMPERATURE; TENSION;

EID: 0034253890     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie990922e     Document Type: Article

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