Influence of pressure and solvency on the separation of water-in crude-oil emulsions from the North Sea

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 1-12

  Auflem, Inge Harald ^a   Kallevik, Harald ^a   Westvik, Arild ^b   Sjöblom, Johan ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b STATOIL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Asphaltene; Flotation; Oil in water emulsion; Pressure; Separation

Indexed keywords

BUBBLE POINT;

EMULSIONS; FOAMS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; SEAWATER; SEPARATION; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; TOLUENE;

CRUDE PETROLEUM;

ASPHALTENE; CRUDE OIL; LIQUID-LIQUID SEPARATION; OIL-WATER EMULSION; PRESSURE; SOLVENT;

EID: 0035481926     PISSN: 09204105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0920-4105(01)00134-6     Document Type: Article

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