Optimization of the demulsification of crude oil-in-water emulsions using response surface methodology
Emulsions are undesirable in the petroleum industry, as these often lead to numerous problems such as the corrosion of equipment, high-pressure drop in the pipeline, high pumping cost, and poisoning of the catalyst in upstream facilities, thus, add to the overall production cost. These emulsions are...
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| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2021-04-01
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| Series: | South African Journal of Chemical Engineering |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1026918521000068 |