A critical review of development and demulsification mechanisms of crude oil emulsion in the petroleum industry

Abstract 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 implicatio...

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Published in:	Journal of Petroleum Exploration and Production Technology
Main Authors:	Sofiah Atirah Raya, Ismail Mohd Saaid, Abdelazim Abbas Ahmed, Abubakar Abubakar Umar
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	SpringerOpen 2020-01-01
Subjects:	Demulsification Crude oil emulsion Water-in-oil emulsion Oil-in-water emulsion Demulsifier
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1007/s13202-020-00830-7