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1Dwaik, Carol G

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1Chemical demulsifiers
1Coalescence
1Crude oil
1Demulsification
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1Draining
1Droplet
1Electric fields
1Electrocoalescence

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1Liu, Qingxia (Chemical Engineering)
1Xu, Zhenghe (Chemical Engineering)

Electrocoalescence of Water Droplets in Oil Emulsions: Effect of Electric Fields, Surfactants, and Chemical Demulsifiers
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Spring 2019

Dwaik, Carol G

Stabilization of water-in-oil droplets during bitumen extraction and refining process poses a major challenge in the oil sands industry. These crude oil emulsions are stabilized by rigid films at water droplet-oil interfaces. The salty water remaining in oil causes equipment corrosion, catalyst...

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Electrocoalescence of Water Droplets in Oil Emulsions: Effect of Electric Fields, Surfactants, and Chemical Demulsifiers