Demulsification of eater-in-crude oil emulsions by microwave radiation: Effect of aging, demulsifier addition, and selective heating

Energy and Fuels

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 615-621

  Ferreira, Bianca M S ^a,b   Ramalho, João B V S ^a   Lucas, Elizabete F ^b  

^a PETROBRAS   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE TECHNOLOGIES; BRINE FLUIDS; CONVENTIONAL HEATING; DEMULSIFIERS; INTERFACIAL FILM; MEAN TEMPERATURE; OIL EMULSIONS; PETROLEUM EMULSIONS; REGION OF INTEREST; SELECTIVE HEATING; TIME INTERVAL; WATER DROPLETS; WATER SEPARATION;

COALESCENCE; CRUDE OIL; DEMULSIFICATION; EMULSIFICATION; EMULSIONS; MICROWAVE HEATING; MICROWAVES;

HEATING;

EID: 84874178962     PISSN: 08870624     EISSN: 15205029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ef301110m     Document Type: Article

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