Crude oil emulsion properties and their application to heavy oil transportation

Oil and Gas Science and Technology

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 511-521

  Langevin, D ^a   Poteau, S ^b   Henaut I ^b   Argillier, J F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

^b IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; ASPHALT; COMPOSITION; EMULSIONS; FATTY ACIDS; RHEOLOGY; SURFACE TENSION;

HIGH-VISCOSITY HYDROCARBONS; SURFACE-ACTIVE MOLECULES;

CRUDE PETROLEUM;

CRUDE OIL; EMULSION; FLUID FLOW; PIPELINE;

EID: 10644220380     PISSN: 12944475     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2516/ogst:2004036     Document Type: Article

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