Efficient demulsification of water-in-oil emulsion by a novel nano-titania modified chemical demulsifier

Chemical Engineering Research and Design

Volumn 94, Issue , 2015, Pages 164-172

  Nikkhah, Mohammad ^a   Tohidian, Tahere ^a   Rahimpour, Mohammad Reza ^a   Jahanmiri, Abdolhossein ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Bottle test; Demulsification; Electrostatic separation; Nano titania; Water in oil emulsion; XRD analysis

Indexed keywords

BOTTLES; CRUDE OIL; DEMULSIFICATION; ELECTROSTATIC SEPARATORS; ELECTROSTATICS; EMULSIFICATION; EMULSIONS; OIL SHALE; PARTICLE SIZE; SEPARATION; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SOL-GELS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TUNGSTEN; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

DEMULSIFICATION EFFICIENCY; ELECTROSTATIC SEPARATION; EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTIONS; NANO-TITANIA; REFINERY INDUSTRY; SEPARATION PROCESS; WATER IN OIL EMULSIONS; XRD ANALYSIS;

PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS;

EID: 84922234970     PISSN: 02638762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cherd.2014.07.021     Document Type: Article

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