Rheological properties of oil–water Pickering emulsion stabilized by Fe3O4 solid nanoparticles

Pickering emulsions have attracted extensive attention due to their good properties including easy to manufacture, high stability, and superparamagnetic response. To improve the emulsifying transportation of crude oil, a Pickering emulsion of crude oil and water stabilized by Fe3O4 nanoparticles was...

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Main Authors: Li Qiang, Zhang Yuhan, Miao Qing, Chen Lei, Yuan Ziyun, Liu Gang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: De Gruyter 2020-12-01
Series:Open Physics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/phys-2020-0223
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Summary:Pickering emulsions have attracted extensive attention due to their good properties including easy to manufacture, high stability, and superparamagnetic response. To improve the emulsifying transportation of crude oil, a Pickering emulsion of crude oil and water stabilized by Fe3O4 nanoparticles was prepared and its rheological properties were tested in this research. It was found that the particle size of dispersion droplet polymerization group in stable crude oil Pickering emulsion is negatively correlated with solid content and water content, and the equilibrium apparent viscosity μap{\mu }_{\text{ap}} of emulsion follows the power law fluid equation. Besides, this kind of Pickering emulsion has higher elasticity of interface membrane, which means by adding functional particles, it obtains good dynamic stability, and thus, has a great application property in crude oil industry.
ISSN:2391-5471