Chemical demulsification of water-in-crude oil emulsions

Journal of Applied Sciences

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 196-201

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

^a UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Chemicals; Coalescence; Demulsification; Efficiency; W o emulsion

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL OPERATIONS; CHEMICAL STABILITY; CHEMICALS; COALESCENCE; CRUDE OIL; EFFICIENCY; EMULSIFICATION; EMULSIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY; PETROLEUM ADDITIVES; PETROLEUM INDUSTRY; POLYMERS; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT;

BREAKING PROCESS; CHEMICAL ADDITIVE; DEMULSIFICATION OPERATIONS; EFFECT OF CHEMICALS; POLYHYDRIC ALCOHOL; W/O EMULSIONS; WATER SEPARATION; WATER-IN-CRUDE OIL EMULSION;

DEMULSIFICATION;

EID: 33847038293     PISSN: 18125654     EISSN: 18125662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jas.2007.196.201     Document Type: Article

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