Effect of Atriplex halimus Leaf as Ecofriendly Surfactant for Demulsification of Water in Crude Oil Emulsion
Djamal Eddine Djemiat,
Hocine Bouleghlem,
Amar Djemli
et al.
Abstract:Summary
Water-crude oil emulsion causes challenges, which the petrochemical sector solves using efficient, ecologically friendly, and cost-effective demulsifying chemicals. With this work, we aim to solve the problem of the presence of water in Algerian oil after it has left the producing well by adding a natural material, widely used in the country, as an environmentally friendly demulsifier. Atriplex halimus L. leaf ATP powder (ATP-P) and leaf extract (E-ATP) were studied. We first characteriz… Show more
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