Studies on water-in-oil products from crude oils and petroleum products

被引:56
作者
Fingas, Merv [1 ]
Fieldhouse, Ben [1 ]
机构
[1] Environm Canada, Emergencies Sci & Technol Div, Ottawa, ON K1A 0H3, Canada
关键词
Water-in-oil emulsions; Oil spill emulsions; Water entrainment; Emulsion stability; EMULSIONS; VISCOSITY; RHEOLOGY;
D O I
10.1016/j.marpolbul.2011.11.019
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
Water-in-oil mixtures such as emulsions, often form and complicate oil spill countermeasures. The formation of water-in-oil mixtures was studied using more than 300 crude oils and petroleum products. Water-in-oil types were characterized by resolution of water at 1 and 7 days, and some after I year. Rheology measurements were carried out at the same intervals. The objective of this laboratory study was to characterize the formed water-in-oil products and relate these properties to starting oil properties. Analysis of the starting oil properties of these water-in-oil types shows that the existence of each type relates to the starting oil viscosity and its asphaltene and resin contents. This confirms that water-in-oil emulsification is a result of physical stabilization by oil viscosity and chemical stabilization by asphaltenes and resins. This stabilization is illustrated using simple graphical techniques. Four water-in-oil types exist: stable, unstable, meso-stable and entrained. Each of these has distinct physical properties. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:272 / 283
页数:12
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