Evaluation of chemicals interaction with heavy crude oil through water/oil emulsion and interfacial tension study

Energy and Fuels

Volumn 27, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 5852-5860

  Dehghan, A A ^a   Masihi, M ^a   Ayatollahi, Sh ^a  

^a SHARIF UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ENHANCED OIL RECOVERIES; DROPLET SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS; EMULSION DROPLETS; EMULSION STABILITY; MICROSCOPIC IMAGE; SALINITY TOLERANCE; SURFACTANT SOLUTION; THREE-PHASE REGIONS;

CRUDE OIL; EMULSIONS; ENHANCED RECOVERY; IMAGE PROCESSING; MIXTURES; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; SURFACE TENSION;

EMULSIFICATION;

EID: 84886002528     PISSN: 08870624     EISSN: 15205029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ef401361t     Document Type: Article

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