Stabilization of Heavy Oil-Water Emulsions using a Bio/Chemical Emulsifier Mixture

被引：7

作者：

Farahbakhsh, Afshin ^{[1
]}

Taghizadeh, Majid ^{[1
]}

Yakhchali, Bagher ^{[2
]}

Movagharnejad, Kamyar ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Babol Univ Technol, Dept Chem Engn, Babol Sar 4714871167, Iran

[2] Natl Inst Genet Engn & Biotechnol, Tehran, Iran

来源：

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY | 2011年 / 34卷 / 11期

关键词：

Bioemulsifier; Heavy oil; Oil/water emulsions; Taguchi method; Viscosity reduction; BIOEMULSIFIER PRODUCTION; OPTIMIZATION; BACTERIA;

D O I：

10.1002/ceat.201100169

中图分类号：

TQ [化学工业];

学科分类号：

0817 ;

摘要：

In this study, the viscosity reduction of heavy oil has been investigated through the formation of oil-water emulsion using a bio/chemical emulsifier mixture. Four bioemulsifiers from indigenous Rhodococcus ergthropolis and Bacillus licheniformis strains were used to stabilize a highly-viscous oil-in-water emulsion. The Taguchi method with an L-9 orthogonal array design was used to investigate the effect of various control factors on the formation of the oil/water emulsions. An emulsion with lowest viscosity was formed using ACO4 strain. The substantial stability of the oil-in-water emulsion allows the heavy oil to be transported practically over long distances or remain stationary for a considerable period of time prior to utilization. As the result of Taguchi analysis, the temperature and concentration of the emulsifier had a significant influence on viscosity reduction of the emulsion.

引用

页码：1807 / 1812

页数：6

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