A critical review of development and demulsification mechanisms of crude oil emulsion in the petroleum industry
| العنوان: | A critical review of development and demulsification mechanisms of crude oil emulsion in the petroleum industry |
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| المؤلفون: | Abdelazim Abbas Ahmed, Ismail Mohd Saaid, Sofiah Atirah Raya, Abubakar Abubakar Umar |
| المصدر: | Journal of Petroleum Exploration and Production Technology, Vol 10, Iss 4, Pp 1711-1728 (2020) |
| بيانات النشر: | Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2020. |
| سنة النشر: | 2020 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Demulsification, 02 engineering and technology, lcsh:Petrology, chemistry.chemical_compound, Oil-in-water emulsion, 020401 chemical engineering, Refining, Effective treatment, 0204 chemical engineering, Crude oil emulsion, lcsh:Petroleum refining. Petroleum products, business.industry, lcsh:QE420-499, 021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology, Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology, Crude oil, Pulp and paper industry, Demulsifier, General Energy, Petroleum industry, chemistry, lcsh:TP690-692.5, Emulsion, Water-in-oil emulsion, Petroleum, 0210 nano-technology, business |
| الوصف: | The need for efficient demulsification process to treat emulsions in the petroleum industry is well acknowledged. For decades, numerous researches have been conducted to examine mechanisms of emulsification and demulsification. Untreated emulsion has both technical and commercial implications in the industry, especially in terms of treatment facilities, refining and transportation. Effective treatment is needed to ensure optimum production of hydrocarbons. The present paper is to review reported works on the formation of petroleum emulsions, demulsification treatments, characteristics of fit-for-purpose demulsifiers as well as research trends in emulsion treatment. Crude oils are naturally combined with natural surfactants having high tendency to form stable emulsion. The stable emulsion must be treated well to meet industrial requirements since crudes with a high volume of stable emulsion have a less value. Therefore, fundamental studies on natural surfactants, which contribute to the emulsion stability, are analyzed for the effective separation of emulsions into oil and water. This would involve the assessment of various reported mechanisms for the emulsification and right formulation for effective demulsification. |
| تدمد: | 2190-0566 2190-0558 |
| الوصول الحر: | https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::7304b7fd3426ac44c4de85572feed063Test https://doi.org/10.1007/s13202-020-00830-7Test |
| حقوق: | OPEN |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsair.doi.dedup.....7304b7fd3426ac44c4de85572feed063 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | OpenAIRE |
| تدمد: | 21900566 21900558 |
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