To solve the problem
of heavy oil demulsification difficulties
in Liaohe Oilfield, phenolamine resin initiator was synthesized from p-trifluoromethyl phenol, and then FB series fluorinated
polyether demulsifiers were synthesized by block polymerization using
ethylene oxide (EO) and propylene oxide (PO) as raw materials. The
demulsifiers were characterized by infrared spectroscopy, cloud point,
hydrophilic–lipophilic balance (HLB) value, and surface tension.
The demulsifying and dehydrating properties were tested by demulsifying
and dehydrating experiments, the demulsification mechanism was analyzed
by the microscopic demulsification process test, and the influence
of demulsifier addition and demulsifying temperature on demulsifying
performance was also studied. The results showed that under the condition
of the optimum demulsification temperature of 60 °C and the optimum
demulsifier dosage of 100 mg/L, the water removal (%) of fluorinated
polyether demulsifier of FB 4 was the highest, and the overall water
removal (%) of 50 mL crude oil emulsion in Liaohe Oilfield reached
90.33% within 2 h, which was better than the current demulsifier used
in Liaohe crude oil.