Effect of fumed silica particles on water-in-crude oil emulsion: Emulsion stability, interfacial properties, and contribution of crude oil fractions

Energy and Fuels

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 2399-2412

  Perino, Aurélia ^a   Noïk, Christine ^a   Dalmazzone, Christine ^a  

^a IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DILATATIONAL RHEOLOGY; FUMED SILICA PARTICLES; HYDROPHILIC PARTICLES; HYDROPHOBIC PARTICLES; STRUCTURED ORGANIZATION; VISCOELASTIC MEASUREMENTS; WATER IN OIL EMULSIONS; WATER-IN-CRUDE OIL EMULSION;

CRUDE OIL; DISTILLATION; ELASTIC MODULI; ELASTICITY; EMULSIFICATION; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); RHEOLOGY; SILICA;

EMULSIONS;

EID: 84878045058     PISSN: 08870624     EISSN: 15205029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ef301627e     Document Type: Article

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