Inversion of heavy crude oil-in-brine emulsions

A large portion of Canada's reserves of crude oil consists of extra heavy crude and natural bitumens. As the reserves of conventional crude oil continue to decline, heavy oil and bitumen are becoming increasingly important sources of hydrocarbon liquids. Oil­-in-water emulsions provide an alter...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sun, Ruijun
Other Authors: Rohani, Sohrab
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: University of Saskatchewan 2009
Online Access:http://library.usask.ca/theses/available/etd-03252009-084210/