Demulsification of crude oil emulsion using polyamidoamine dendrimers

Separation Science and Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 2111-2120

  Wang, Jun ^a,b   Li, Cui Qin ^b   Li, Jie ^b   Yang, Jin Zong ^a  

^a DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b NORTHEAST PETROLEUM UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Demulsifications; Dendrimers; Oil in water emulsions; Produced fluid

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; AMINES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEMULSIFICATION; DENDRIMERS; EMULSIONS; POLYAMIDEIMIDES;

AIR-WATER INTERFACE; DIVERGENT METHOD; NANOCONTAINER EFFECTS; OIL-IN-WATER EMULSIONS; PRODUCED FLUID;

CRUDE PETROLEUM;

ADSORPTION; AMINES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRUDE PETROLEUM; DEMULSIFICATION; DENDRIMERS; EMULSIONS; POLYAMIDEIMIDES;

ADSORPTION; EMULSION; ENCAPSULATION; EXTRACTION METHOD; POLYAMINE; POLYETHER; SYNTHETIC POLYAMIDE;

EID: 34547476719     PISSN: 01496395     EISSN: 15205754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01496390701241857     Document Type: Article

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