Hydrate formation from high water content-crude oil emulsions

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 63, Issue 18, 2008, Pages 4570-4579

  Greaves, David ^a   Boxall, John ^a   Mulligan, James ^a   Sloan, E Dendy ^a   Koh, Carolyn A ^a  

^a Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Agglomeration; Emulsion; Emulsion inversion; Gas hydrates; Particle; Petroleum

Indexed keywords

DISSOCIATION; EMULSIFICATION; EMULSIONS; FORMING; HYDRATION; METHANE;

AGGLOMERATION; CONDUCTIVITY MEASUREMENTS; CONTINUOUS STATES; CRUDE-OIL EMULSIONS; EMULSION; EMULSION INVERSION; EMULSION SYSTEMS; GAS HYDRATES; HIGH WATER CONTENT; HYDRATE FORMATION; METHANE HYDRATE; O/W EMULSIONS; OIL-IN-WATER; PARTICLE; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYZERS; PETROLEUM; W/O EMULSIONS; WATER CUTS; WATER-IN-OIL EMULSIONS;

WATER CONTENT;

EID: 52049103573     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2008.06.025     Document Type: Article

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