Aging of water-in-crude oil emulsions: Effect on water content, droplet size distribution, dynamic viscosity and stability

Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects

Volumn 396, Issue , 2012, Pages 208-212

  Maia Filho, Dílson C ^a   Ramalho, João B V S ^b   Spinelli, Luciana S ^a   Lucas, Elizabete F ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b PETROBRAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aging; Asphaltenes; Demulsifier; Water in crude oil emulsions

Indexed keywords

AGING OF MATERIALS; CATALYST POISONING; CRUDE OIL; DEMULSIFICATION; DROPS; EMULSIFICATION; EMULSIONS; PETROLEUM REFINING; RATING; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; VISCOMETERS;

ASPHALTENE CONTENT; DEMULSIFIERS; DROPLET SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS; DYNAMIC VISCOSITIES; INTERFACIAL FILM; INTERNAL STRUCTURE; TRANSPORT SYSTEMS; WATER DROPLETS; WATER IN CRUDE OIL EMULSIONS; WATER-IN-CRUDE OIL EMULSION;

ASPHALTENES;

ASPHALTENE; PETROLEUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGING; ARTICLE; EMULSION; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; VISCOSITY; WATER CONTENT;

EID: 84857355636     PISSN: 09277757     EISSN: 18734359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2011.12.076     Document Type: Article

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