[HTML][HTML] Formation, stabilization and chemical demulsification of crude oil-in-water emulsions: A review

E Yonguep, KF Kapiamba, KJ Kabamba… - Petroleum …, 2022 - Elsevier
The crude oil recovery process is frequently associated with the formation of stable
emulsions due to factors such as turbulent flow in pipelines and the presence of surface …

An overview of recent advances in state-of-the-art techniques in the demulsification of crude oil emulsions

MA Saad, M Kamil, NH Abdurahman, RM Yunus… - Processes, 2019 - mdpi.com
The processing of crude oil often requires the extraction of a large amount of water.
Frequently, crude oil is mixed with water to form water-in-crude oil emulsions as the result of …

Mechanisms, performance optimization and new developments in demulsification processes for oil and gas applications

Z Grenoble, S Trabelsi - Advances in colloid and interface science, 2018 - Elsevier
The present review discusses new developments and optimization of demulsification
processes in oil and gas applications, and highlights the critical parameters. Discussed are …

Demulsification of water in oil emulsion by surface modified SiO2 nanoparticle

S Javadian, SM Sadrpoor - Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 2020 - Elsevier
In the present study, SiO 2 nanoparticles (NP) were used for dehydration of crude oil. Also,
in order to enhance the hydrophobicity and hydrophilicity of the nanoparticles, they were …

Oil emulsions and the different recent demulsification techniques in the petroleum industry-A review

SM Abed, NH Abdurahman, RM Yunus… - IOP Conference …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
The emulsions are formed during the production of crude oil, which is often accompanied by
water. These emulsions are undesirable and should treat to remove the dispersed water and …

Robust membranes with tunable functionalities for sustainable oil/water separation

Y Yang, N Ali, M Bilal, A Khan, F Ali, P Mao, L Ni… - Journal of Molecular …, 2021 - Elsevier
Efficient separation of various oil/water emulsions using amphiphilic, hydrophobic/oleophilic,
or hydrophilic/oleophobic-based membrane materials have attracted considerable attention …

A review study on new aspects of biodemulsifiers: Production, features and their application in wastewater treatment

L Yao, A Selmi, H Esmaeili - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
The effluent produced in refineries is in the form of an oil/water emulsion that must be
treated. These emulsions are often stable and a suitable method must be used to separate …

Development in separation of oilfield emulsion toward green technology–A comprehensive review

Y Dhandhi, RK Chaudhari, TK Naiya - Separation Science and …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
The formation and handling of crude oil emulsion during production and processing is a
great challenge to the Petroleum Industry. For financial and operational reasons, it is …

Selective hydrogenation of nitroarenes using an electrogenerated polyoxometalate redox mediator

L MacDonald, B Rausch, MD Symes… - Chemical …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
The 2-electron reduced form of the polyoxometalate silicotungstic acid (H4 [SiW12O4]) is
shown to be an effective and selective hydrogenation agent for a range of nitroarenes …

Efficacy of Curcumin-based amphiphilic ionic liquids towards the demulsification of water-in-heavy crude oil emulsions

MMS Abdullah, HA Al-Lohedan, NA Faqihi - Colloids and Surfaces A …, 2021 - Elsevier
Over the past few decades, the use natural products and their derivatives as green
chemicals in different applications has been increasing, due to these products' green …