Reduction of the total acid number of crude oil with basic solution

Petroleum Science and Technology

Volumn 25, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1415-1427

  Lu, R J ^a   Xu, X R ^a   Yang, J Y ^a   Gao, J S ^a  

^a EAST CHINA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Basic solution; Crude oil; Demulsifier; Naphthenic acid; Total acid number

Indexed keywords

ACIDITY; DEMULSIFICATION; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); NAPHTHALENE; SODIUM COMPOUNDS;

BASIC SOLUTIONS; NAPHTHENIC ACID; SODIUM CARBONATE; TOTAL ACID NUMBER;

CRUDE PETROLEUM;

EID: 36649005126     PISSN: 10916466     EISSN: 15322459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10916460600695215     Document Type: Article

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