Study of the cation and salinity effect on electrocoalescence of water/crude oil emulsions

Energy and Fuels

Volumn 26, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 6914-6924

  Perles, Carlos Eduardo ^a   Volpe, Pedro Luiz Onófrio ^b   Bombard, Antônio J F ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF ITAJUBÁ   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AC ELECTRIC FIELD; AQUEOUS PHASE; CATION TYPE; CRITICAL VALUE; CROSS-LINKED FILMS; DC ELECTRIC FIELD; DIVALENT CATION; ELECTROCOALESCENCE; ELECTROSEPARATION; ELECTROSTATIC SEPARATION; OIL EMULSIONS; OIL INDUSTRIES; SALINE SOLUTIONS; SALINITY EFFECTS; SEPARATION PROCESS;

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; CRUDE OIL; ELECTRIC FIELDS; EMULSIFICATION; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); IONIC STRENGTH; POSITIVE IONS; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; SALTS; SEAWATER; STABILITY;

EMULSIONS;

EID: 84869457963     PISSN: 08870624     EISSN: 15205029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ef301433m     Document Type: Conference Paper

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