Phase transition of water-in-oil emulsions over influence of an external electric field

Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects

Volumn 326, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 10-17

  Silva, F L M C ^a,b   Tavares, F W ^b   Cardoso, M J E M ^b  

^a PETROBRAS   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Phase diagrams; Water in oil emulsions

Indexed keywords

CRUDE OIL; DROPS; EMULSIONS; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; PHASE DIAGRAMS; VAN DER WAALS FORCES;

ATTRACTIVE INTERACTIONS; DIPOLE DIPOLE INTERACTIONS; EFFECTIVE INTERACTIONS; EXTERNAL ELECTRIC FIELD; HIGH ELECTRIC FIELDS; VAN DER WAALS THEORY; WATER IN OIL EMULSIONS; WATER-IN-CRUDE OIL EMULSION;

ELECTRIC FIELDS;

WATER OIL CREAM;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; DIPOLE; ELECTRIC FIELD; HIGH TEMPERATURE; LIQUID; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; PHASE TRANSITION; POLARIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLID; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 48949096190     PISSN: 09277757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2008.05.004     Document Type: Article

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