Water-in-crude oil emulsions: Its stabilization and demulsification

Journal of Applied Sciences

Volumn 7, Issue 22, 2007, Pages 3512-3517

  Nour, Abdurahman H ^a   Yunus, R Mohd ^a   Anwaruddin, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA PAHANG   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Concentration; Demulsification; Microwave; Stability; Surfactant; W o emulsion

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; CRUDE OIL; DEMULSIFICATION; EMULSIFICATION; MICROWAVE DEVICES; MICROWAVES; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

CHARACTERIZATION STUDIES; CONVENTIONAL HEATING METHODS; MICROWAVE RADIATION METHODS; MICROWAVE TECHNOLOGY; SURFACTANT CONCENTRATIONS; W/O EMULSIONS; WATER IN OIL EMULSIONS; WATER-IN-CRUDE OIL EMULSION;

EMULSIONS;

EID: 36849095466     PISSN: 18125654     EISSN: 18125662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jas.2007.3512.3517     Document Type: Article

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