LAPSE:2019.1209
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LAPSE:2019.1209
Water-In-Oil Emulsions through Porous Media and the Effect of Surfactants: Theoretical Approaches
Josue F. Perez-Sanchez, Nancy P. Diaz-Zavala, Susana Gonzalez-Santana, Elena F. Izquierdo-Kulich, Edgardo J. Suarez-Dominguez
November 24, 2019
The most complex components in heavy crude oils tend to form aggregates that constitute the dispersed phase in these fluids, showing the high viscosity values that characterize them. Water-in-oil (W/O) emulsions are affected by the presence and concentration of this phase in crude oil. In this paper, a theoretical study based on computational chemistry was carried out to determine the molecular interaction energies between paraffin−asphaltenes−water and four surfactant molecules to predict their effect in W/O emulsions and the theoretical influence on the pressure drop behavior for fluids that move through porous media. The mathematical model determined a typical behavior of the fluid when the parameters of the system are changed (pore size, particle size, dispersed phase fraction in the fluid, and stratified fluid) and the viscosity model determined that two of the surfactant molecules are suitable for applications in the destabilization of W/O emulsions. Therefore, an experimental study must be set to determine the feasibility of the methodology and mathematical model displayed in this work.
Keywords
emulsions in porous media, MMH in asphaltenes, pressure drop, surfactant activity
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Perez-Sanchez JF, Diaz-Zavala NP, Gonzalez-Santana S, Izquierdo-Kulich EF, Suarez-Dominguez EJ. Water-In-Oil Emulsions through Porous Media and the Effect of Surfactants: Theoretical Approaches. (2019). LAPSE:2019.1209
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Perez-Sanchez JF: Centro de Investigación en Petroquímica, Instituto Tecnológico de Ciudad Madero-Tecnológico Nacional de México, Altamira, Tamaulipas 89600, Mexico; Facultad de Arquitectura, Diseño y Urbanismo, Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas, Tampico, Tamaulipa [ORCID]
Diaz-Zavala NP: Centro de Investigación en Petroquímica, Instituto Tecnológico de Ciudad Madero-Tecnológico Nacional de México, Altamira, Tamaulipas 89600, Mexico [ORCID]
Gonzalez-Santana S: Departamento de Química-Física, Facultad de Química, Universidad de la Habana, La Habana 10400, Cuba
Izquierdo-Kulich EF: Departamento de Química-Física, Facultad de Química, Universidad de la Habana, La Habana 10400, Cuba
Suarez-Dominguez EJ: Facultad de Arquitectura, Diseño y Urbanismo, Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas, Tampico, Tamaulipas 89000, Mexico [ORCID]
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Processes
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7
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9
Article Number
E620
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2019
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2019-09-12
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2227-9717
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