Breaking water-in-bitumen emulsions using polyoxyalkylated DETA demulsifier

Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 829-835

  Xu, Yuming ^a   Wu, Jiangying ^a   Dabros, Tadek ^a   Hamza, Hassan ^a   Wang, Sanyi ^b   Bidal, Marianne ^b   Venter, Johann ^b   Tran, Tom ^c  

^a NATURAL RESOURCES CANADA   (Canada)

^b Champion Technologies   (Canada)

^c SYNCRUDE CANADA LTD   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dehydration; Demulsifier; DETA; Relative solubility number; Water in oil emulsion

Indexed keywords

ALKYLATION; BITUMINOUS MATERIALS; CENTRIFUGATION; CORRELATION METHODS; DEHYDRATION; GRAVITATIONAL EFFECTS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

DEHYDRATION EFFICIENCY; GRAVITATIONAL SETTLING; POLYOXYALKYLATED DETA DEMULSIFIER; WATER-IN-BITUMEN EMULSIONS;

EMULSIONS;

ASPHALT; DEMULSIFIER; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL; OIL; OIL DISPERSANT; SURFACTANT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER; WATER OIL CREAM;

DEMULSIFIER;

ARTICLE; CENTRIFUGATION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; DEHYDRATION; EMULSION; EXTRACTION; GRAVITY; HYDROPHILICITY; OIL INDUSTRY; SOLUBILITY; TENSION;

EID: 11844287583     PISSN: 00084034     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cjce.5450820423     Document Type: Article

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