Evaluation of a naturally derived waste brown oil extract for demulsification of crude oil emulsion

Conventional methods of eliminating water from crude oil such as the chemical injection have both economic and environmental impacts; thus, this study proposed an economic and environmentally friendly demulsifier. The bottle test method was used to study the performance of the natural extract and co...

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Main Authors: Emmanuel E Okoro, Chinedu G Nnaji, Samuel E Sanni, Eze F Ahuekwe, Kevin C Igwilo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2020-07-01
Series:Energy Exploration & Exploitation
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/0144598720905080