Ultrasound-assisted desalination of crude oil: The influence of mixing extent, crude oil species, chemical demulsifier and operation variables
Coalescence of water droplets in crude oil has been effectively promoted by chemical demulsifiers integrated with ultrasound. Temporary images of water droplets in W/O emulsions were directly monitored using a metallurgical microscope. Water droplets achieved expansion of 118% at 40 min ultrasonic i...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2022-02-01
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Series: | Ultrasonics Sonochemistry |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1350417722000402 |