Demulsification techniques of water-in-oil and oil-in-water emulsions in petroleum industry

• Main Authors: Zolfaghari, Reza, Fakhru’l-Razi, Ahmadun, Abdullah, Luqman C., Elnashaie, Said S. E. H., Pendashteh, Alireza
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2016
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/55437/1/Demulsification%20techniques%20of%20water-in-oil%20and%20oil-in-water%20emulsions%20in%20petroleum%20.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/55437/; http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1383586616307195

The difficulties associated with transportation and refining of crude oil emulsions and produced water discharge limitations are among the conspicuous clues that have led the oilfield researchers to probe into practical demulsification methods for many decades. Inconsistent research outcomes observe...