Emulsification of heavy crude oil in water by natural surfactants

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

Volumn 86-87, Issue , 2012, Pages 137-143

  Ashrafizadeh, S N ^a   Motaee, E ^a   Hoshyargar, V ^a  

^a IRAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Emulsion; Heavy crude oil; Interfacial tension; Natural surfactant; Stability; Viscosity

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS PHASE; EMULSION DROPLETS; EMULSION STABILITY; HEAVY CRUDE OIL; HEAVY CRUDES; IRANIAN HEAVY CRUDE OIL; NATURAL SURFACTANTS; O/W EMULSIONS; OIL CONTENTS; OIL PHASE; OIL-IN-WATER EMULSIONS; OIL-WATER; SODIUM CARBONATE; SURFACTANT CONCENTRATIONS; TAP WATER; VISCOUS CRUDE; WATER IN OIL EMULSIONS; ZETA POTENTIAL MEASUREMENTS;

CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; EMULSIFICATION; EMULSIONS; SODIUM; SODIUM CHLORIDE; STABILITY; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; SURFACE TENSION; VISCOSITY; ZETA POTENTIAL;

CRUDE OIL;

CRUDE OIL; EMULSION; OIL PIPELINE; SALINITY; STABILITY ANALYSIS; SURFACTANT; VISCOSITY;

IRAN;

EID: 84860293782     PISSN: 09204105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.petrol.2012.03.026     Document Type: Article

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