Destabilization of water-in-crude oil emulsions based on recombined oil samples at various pressures

Journal of Dispersion Science and Technology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 103-112

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

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b STATOIL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Destabilization; Pressure; Recombination; Separation; Water in crude oil emulsion

Indexed keywords

CRUDE PETROLEUM; EMULSIFICATION; NATURAL GAS; PRESSURE DROP; SEPARATION;

WATER-IN-CRUDE OIL EMULSIONS;

EMULSIONS;

EMULSION; LIQUID-LIQUID SEPARATION; OIL; OIL-WATER EMULSION; WATER;

EID: 0037232112     PISSN: 01932691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/DIS-120017949     Document Type: Article

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