Stability and demulsification of water-in-crude oil(w/o) emulsions via microwave heating

Journal of Applied Sciences

Volumn 6, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1698-1702

  Nour, Abdurahman H ^a   Rosli, Mohd Yunus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Demulsification; Heating; Microwave; Stability; Surfactants; W o emulsions

Indexed keywords

CONVENTIONAL HEATING METHODS; EMULSION STABILITY; MICROWAVE RADIATION METHODS; PRODUCTION LOSS; SORBITAN MONOOLEATE; SURFACTANT CONCENTRATIONS; W/O EMULSIONS; WATER IN OIL EMULSIONS;

CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; DEMULSIFICATION; EMULSIFICATION; HEATING; MICROWAVES; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

EMULSIONS;

EID: 33749618341     PISSN: 18125654     EISSN: 18125662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jas.2006.1698.1702     Document Type: Article

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