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Breaking of Water-in-Crude Oil Emulsions. 8. Demulsifier Performance at Optimum Formulation Is Significantly Improved by a Small Aromatic Content of the Oil

Authors :
José G. Delgado-Linares
Jean-Louis Salager
Ana Forgiarini
José Alvarado
Source :
Energy & Fuels. 33:1928-1936
Publication Year :
2019
Publisher :
American Chemical Society (ACS), 2019.

Abstract

Asphaltenes tend to aggregate in different structures depending on the aromatic content of the oil phase. The different aggregates adsorb at the interface as some kind of lipophilic surfactant, whi...

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ISSN :
15205029 and 08870624
Volume :
33
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Energy & Fuels
Accession number :
edsair.doi...........9743121575a9e43160160320a7b3f236
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.energyfuels.8b03994