Abdurahman. H Nour, Chew Fern Tan, Azhari H Nour

Characterization, demulsification and transportation of heavy crude oil

Pipeline trasportation; emulsion stability; demulsification; droplet size; shear stress & shear rate

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Stable concentrated oil-in-water (O/W) emulsions were prepared and their application for heavy oil pipeline transportation was investigated using very viscous Malaysian heavy crude oil. Two Malaysian heavy crude oil samples, Tapis and a blend of Tapis and Masilla, were used to produce heavy crude oil-in-water emulsions. The diverse factors affecting the properties and stability of emulsions were investigated. There was a restricted limit of 68 vol. % and 72 vol. % for crude oil content in the emulsions, and beyond that limit, the emulsion underwent phase inversion. The study revealed that the stability of the oil-in-water emulsion stabilized by Triton X-100 increases as the surfactant concentration increases, with a subsequent decrease in the crude oil-water interfacial tension (IFT). Increasing the oil content, the speed and duration of mixing, the salt concentration and the pH of the aqueous phase of the emulsion; resulted in increased emulsion stability, while increases in thetemperature of the homogenization process substantially reduced the viscosity of the prepared emulsions.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
• Aufl.
• Seitenzahl: 168
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. Februar 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 220mm x 150mm x 11mm
• Gewicht: 268g
• ISBN-13: 9783848404582
• ISBN-10: 3848404583
• Artikelnr.: 35001158

Autorenporträt

Professor Abdurahman H Nour:PhD, 2006; Faculty of Chemical and Natural Resources Eng. University Technology Malaysia. M.Sc 2003 Petroleum Engineering, Aalborg University, Denmark 203. M.Sc 2000 Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University Putra Malaysia, 2000. B.Sc 1994 Petroleum Engineering, University of Alfateh, 1994.