Review on demulsification techniques for oil/water emulsion: Comparison of recyclable and irretrievable approaches
Since the establishment of the first global refinery in 1856, crude oil has remained one of the
most lucrative natural resources worldwide. However, during the extraction process from …
most lucrative natural resources worldwide. However, during the extraction process from …
Optimization of the demulsification of water-in-heavy crude oil emulsions using response surface methodology
S Ahmadi, A Khormali, FM Khoutoriansky - Fuel, 2022 - Elsevier
The current work investigates the effect of oil to kerosene ratio, space velocity, temperature,
demulsifier dosage, and wash water ratio on the performance of demulsification of water-in …
demulsifier dosage, and wash water ratio on the performance of demulsification of water-in …
Bioethanol production from the comparison between optimization of sorghum stalk and sugarcane leaf for sugar production by chemical pretreatment and enzymatic …
This work reports the comparison of optimized pretreatment models on total sugar (TS)
production from sugarcane leaf (SL) with sorghum stalk (SS) utilization to decompose the …
production from sugarcane leaf (SL) with sorghum stalk (SS) utilization to decompose the …
[HTML][HTML] Enhancing dehydration/desalting efficiency of crude oil emulsions through experimental and computational insights
The formation of unwanted oil emulsions during producing, transporting, and processing
crude oils is a major challenging issue, which causes serious technical problems, and …
crude oils is a major challenging issue, which causes serious technical problems, and …
A review of petroleum emulsification types, formation factors, and demulsification methods
Emulsions are undesirable in the petroleum industry because they frequently cause
equipment corrosion, high-pressure drop in pipelines, high pum** costs, and catalyst …
equipment corrosion, high-pressure drop in pipelines, high pum** costs, and catalyst …
Optimization of the adsorption of diclofenac by activated carbon and the acidic regeneration of spent activated carbon
Diclofenac sodium (DCF) is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug. It has been classified as
ecotoxic even at low concentrations. In this study, adsorption of DCF on coconut shell-based …
ecotoxic even at low concentrations. In this study, adsorption of DCF on coconut shell-based …
Optimization of the demulsification response surface methodology
Emulsions are undesirable in the petroleum industry, as these often lead to numerous
problems such as the corrosion of equipment, high-pressure drop in the pipeline, high …
problems such as the corrosion of equipment, high-pressure drop in the pipeline, high …
Molecular simulations on the coalescence of water-in-oil emulsion droplets with non-ionic surfactant and model asphaltene
Water droplets in crude oil can be stabilized by the adsorption of interfacially active
components, such as asphaltenes. Demulsifiers like non-ionic surfactants are commonly …
components, such as asphaltenes. Demulsifiers like non-ionic surfactants are commonly …
Role of counterions and nature of spacer on foaming properties of novel polyoxyethylene cationic gemini surfactants
Application of foam in various upstream operations, such as in enhanced oil recovery, has
gained significant attention in recent years. A good foaming agent should generate a stable …
gained significant attention in recent years. A good foaming agent should generate a stable …
Development of high-performance biodegradable and non-toxic demulsifier for dehydration of field crude oil emulsion: Statistical design and process optimization
In this paper, a simple high-performance non-toxic, and biodegradable demulsifier was
synthesized based on the ester of oleic acid and polyethylene glycol to dehydrate crude oil …
synthesized based on the ester of oleic acid and polyethylene glycol to dehydrate crude oil …