Development of demulsifier for Malaysian crude oil - Effect of ASP and polymer flooding

Chandran, K. and Krishnan, S. and Sinnathambi, C.M. (2016) Development of demulsifier for Malaysian crude oil - Effect of ASP and polymer flooding. International Journal of Applied Chemistry, 12 (4). pp. 753-760. ISSN 09731792

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Abstract

With growing global demand and depleting reserve for crude oil, Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) takes center stage in research industry. Chemical EOR method can be implemented easily because it needs fewer facilities to add chemicals in injection water. Among the chemical methods, alkalinesurfactant-polymer (ASP) is the most prominent method because it works on the synergy of alkaline, surfactant and polymer. The combination of these three components are the next generation technology designed to provide tolerance to extreme salinity and also produces higher mobility control in the EOR crude. In this study, a synthetic surfactant is injected simultaneously with alkaline chemicals such as sodium carbonate into the Malaysian crude during the bottle test to create EOR emulsion. Besides that, water soluble polymer was also injected with the mixture of alkali and surfactant to increase the viscosity of the sample as well as to improve the mobility of the flood fronts. However it was found that, the emulsion formed will be higher and tighter when the amount of ASP added increases. Thus, determining the right concentration of ASP in the injected water will give an effective separation of emulsion in crude oil processing. © Research India Publications.

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Depositing User: Mr Ahmad Suhairi UTP
Date Deposited: 09 Nov 2023 16:19
Last Modified: 09 Nov 2023 16:19
URI: https://khub.utp.edu.my/scholars/id/eprint/7331

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