Separation of heavy crude oil emulsions using microwave radiation for further crude oil analysis

Separation Science and Technology

Volumn 46, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1358-1364

  Diehl, Liange O ^a   Moraes, Diogo P ^a   Antes, Fabiane G ^a   Pereira, Juliana S F ^a   de Fátima, Maria P Santos ^b   Guimarães, Regina C L ^c   Paniz, José N G ^a   Flores, Érico M M ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA MARIA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF ESPÍRITO SANTO   (Brazil)

^c PETROBRAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Demulsification; Desalting; Dewatering; Heavy crude oil emulsion; Microwave radiation

Indexed keywords

CLOSED VESSELS; DEMULSIFIERS; DESALTING; HEAVY CRUDE OIL; HEAVY CRUDE OIL EMULSION; MICROWAVE RADIATION; MICROWAVE RADIATIONS; OIL ANALYSIS; OPERATIONAL CONDITIONS; SALT CONCENTRATION; TOXIC REAGENTS;

DEMULSIFICATION; DESALINATION; DEWATERING; EMULSIFICATION; EMULSIONS; HEAVY WATER; WATER CONTENT;

CRUDE OIL;

EID: 79957833505     PISSN: 01496395     EISSN: 15205754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01496395.2011.560590     Document Type: Article

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