Screening and demulsification capability of demulsifying bacterial strain TR-1 for crude oil dehydration

Oilfield Chemistry

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2006, Pages

  Huang, Xiang Feng ^a   Wen, Yue ^a   Yang, Bao Hua ^a   Lu, Li Jun ^a   Liu, Jia ^a  

^a TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Aqueous dried bacteria suspension; Bacterial culture (froth); Biodemulsifier; Crude oil dehydration; Demulsification capability; Demulsifying bacteria; Karamay oil fields; Light crude oils; Strain screening

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947237009     PISSN: 10004092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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