Microwave demulsification of heavy crude oil emulsions: Analysis of acid species recovered in the aqueous phase

Fuel

Volumn 128, Issue , 2014, Pages 141-147

  Da Silva, Elisângela B ^a   Santos, Denisson ^a   De Brito, Mayara Paes ^a   Guimarães, Regina C L ^b   Ferreira, Bianca M S ^b   Freitas, Lisiane S ^c   De Campos, M Cecília V ^a   Franceschi, Elton ^a   Dariva, Cláudio ^a   Santos, Alexandre F ^a   Fortuny, Montserrat ^a  

^a TIRADENTES UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^b PETROBRAS   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SERGIPE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Emulsions; GC qMS analysis; Microwaves; Petroleum

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; CRUDE OIL; DEMULSIFICATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MICROWAVE DEVICES; MICROWAVES;

ACIDIC COMPOUNDS; CONVENTIONAL HEATING; CRUDE OIL EMULSION; DISTRIBUTION PROFILES; GC/QMS ANALYSIS; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MICROWAVE TECHNOLOGY; OPERATING CONDITION;

EMULSIONS;

EID: 84897105754     PISSN: 00162361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2014.02.076     Document Type: Article

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