Studies on the normal-to-abnormal emulsion inversion of waxy crude oil-in-water emulsion induced by continuous stirring

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

Volumn 81, Issue , 2012, Pages 64-69

  Yang, Fei ^a   Li, Chuanxian ^a   Xu, Chao ^a   Song, Min ^a  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM   (China)

Author keywords

Catastrophic inversion; Continuous stirring; Multiple emulsion; Nonionic surfactant; Waxy crude oil

Indexed keywords

CATASTROPHIC INVERSION; CONTINUOUS STIRRING; DISPERSED PHASE; EMULSION INVERSION; EXTERNAL PHASE; MULTIPLE EMULSIONS; NACL CONCENTRATION; OIL PHASE; OIL-IN-WATER EMULSIONS; STIRRING INTENSITY; STIRRING RATES; TRITON X-100; W/O/W MULTIPLE EMULSIONS; WAXY CRUDE; WAXY CRUDE OIL;

CRUDE OIL; EMULSIONS; NONIONIC SURFACTANTS; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

EMULSIFICATION;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CRUDE OIL; DROPLET; EMULSION; SALT WATER; SURFACTANT; TEMPERATURE INVERSION; VISCOSITY;

EID: 84855735652     PISSN: 09204105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.petrol.2011.12.018     Document Type: Article

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