Water-in-crude oil emulsions in the Burgan oilfield: Effects of oil aromaticity, resins to asphaltenes content (R/(R+A)), and water pH

Journal of Dispersion Science and Technology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 224-229

  Elsharkawy, Adel M ^a,b   Yarranton, Harvey W ^b   Al Sahhaf, Tahar A ^a   Fahim, Mohamed A ^a  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aromaticity; Asphaltenes; Kuwaiti oil fields; pH; Resins; Water oil emulsions

Indexed keywords

ASPHALTENES; CORRELATION METHODS; CRUDE PETROLEUM; OIL FIELDS; PH EFFECTS; RESINS; WATER;

AROMATICITY; EMULSION STABILITY;

EMULSIONS;

ASPHALTENES; CORRELATION METHODS; CRUDE PETROLEUM; EMULSIONS; OIL FIELDS; PH EFFECTS; RESINS; WATER;

EID: 39049119682     PISSN: 01932691     EISSN: 15322351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01932690701707233     Document Type: Article

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