Emulsions frequently encountered in petroleum production, include water-in-oil (W/O)
emulsions, oil-in-water (O/W) emulsions, and water-in-oil-in-water (W/O/W) emulsions, which …

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 …

With the ever increasing demand for energy to meet the needs of growth in population and
improvement in the living standards in particular in developing countries, the abundant …

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 …

Mechanical oil recovery (ie, booming and skimming) is the most common tool for oil spill
response. The recovered fluid generated from skimming processes may contain a …

The oil industry faces with crude oil emulsions formation issue. It is a common problem for
the most of oil-producing countries around the world, including the Republic of Kazakhstan …

The formation of stable emulsions is a fundamental problem in oil industry that can result in
a sequence of environmental and operational problems. Chemical demulsification is …

Stable emulsions are frequently encountered in oil production and cause a series of
environmental and operational issues. Chemical demulsification is widely used for the …

The economic development, utilization of petroleum and industrial production have
produced a large quantity of emulsified oily wastewater, which will pose a serious threat to …

Emulsification plays an important role in enhancing oil recovery. Experiments and field
applications of alkali/surfactant/polymer (ASP) flooding indicated that the amount of oil …