The processing of crude oil often requires the extraction of a large amount of water.
Frequently, crude oil is mixed with water to form water-in-crude oil emulsions as the result of …

Asphaltene is a component of crude oil that has been linked to serious production and
transportation issues. It is a solid oil component with various shapes and molecular …

The aim of this review is to discuss the applications of microwave heating to separation and
purification processes in chemical engineering from the perspective of its three unique …

It is widely concerned that the adsorbed natural surface-active components at the interface
between crude oil and produced water form a protective layer to prevent emulsion from …

Nanotechnology is widely recognized for having important applications in many industries,
one of which is oil and gas. Both environmental and cost benefits can be achieved when …

Electromagnetic impact on oil reservoir manifests itself in various physical and chemical
phenomena and attracts a significant scientific and technological interest. Microwave (MW) …

With the depleting of conventional oil and gas resources, viscosity reduction of heavy oil
became more and more important as a research focus. As a new method of viscosity …

In-situ formation of W/O (water-in-oil) emulsion in oil reservoirs is gaining increased attention
particularly for EOR purposes. In this process, asphaltic components may serve as a …

The effect of a concentration-dependent relative static permittivity (RSP) and viscosity on the
predictions of the equivalent conductivity models is studied. The full version and simplified …

Slop oil, a complex mixture of oil, water and fine solids, is extensively produced during
exploration, production, and refining processes in oil and gas industry, which is undesired …