Palm oil fuel ash (POFA) as a demulsifier for crude oil emulsions: Performance and mechanism

Volume: 183, Pages: 106430 - 106430
Published: Dec 1, 2019
Abstract
The petroleum industry is greatly in need of smart and cheap demulsifiers to break heavy crude oil emulsions. This study investigates the performance of palm oil fuel ash (POFA) as a demulsifier of crude oil emulsions produced during hydrocarbon exploration. Highly stable water-in-oil (W/O) emulsions having water:oil ratio of 7:3 were prepared under room temperature (25 °C) at a mixing speed of 1500 rpm. Demulsification performance of various...
Paper Details
Title
Palm oil fuel ash (POFA) as a demulsifier for crude oil emulsions: Performance and mechanism
Published Date
Dec 1, 2019
Volume
183
Pages
106430 - 106430
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