A study of copolymers activity during the separation of water-in-oil emulsions

被引：1
作者：
Sanchez-Minero, Felipe [1 ]
Marroquin, Gustavo [1 ,2 ]
Ortiz-Moreno, Hugo [3 ]
Avendano-Gomez, Juan [1 ]
机构：
[1] Inst Politecn Nacl, Unidad Caracterizac & Evaluac Hidrocarburos, ESIQIE, Mexico City 07738, DF, Mexico
[2] Inst Mexicano Petr, Mexico City, DF, Mexico
[3] Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Fac Quim, Mexico City, DF, Mexico
来源：
PETROLEUM SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY | 2017年 / 35卷 / 03期
关键词：
Copolymer; crude oil; separation; W/O emulsion; water; CRUDE; PETROLEUM; BREAKING;
D O I：
10.1080/10916466.2016.1225085
中图分类号：
TE [石油、天然气工业]; TK [能源与动力工程];
学科分类号：
0807 ; 0820 ;
摘要：
The activity of copolymers poly (propylene oxide)-poly (ethylene oxide) (PPO-PEO) with different amount of PEO (10 and 15 wt%) was studied on the separation of water fromwater-in-oil (W/O) emulsions. The results showan increase in the interfacial activity of the copolymer when PEO concentration was 15 wt%. However, the increase in molecular size of the copolymer due to high concentration of PEO may cause problems related to transport through the emulsion. Thus, while the PPO-PEO10 copolymer was more active for the separation of water present in the W/O emulsion of 6.4 degrees API, which is highly viscous, the PPO-PEO15 copolymer was more effective for theW/O emulsion of 7.1 degrees API, which is highly stable.
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