IMPROVEMENTS RELATING TO HYDROCARBONS RECOVERY

IMPROVEMENTS RELATING TO HYDROCARBONS RECOVERY

Methods and systems of separating a hydrocarbon phase from a mixture comprising an emulsion of water and hydrocarbons in the presence of a surfactant, comprising adjusting the salinity of the mixture to release hydrocarbons and water from the emulsion into a hydrocarbon phase and a salt-containing a...

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Hauptverfasser: NIJMEIJER, ARIAN, MOENE, ROBERT, MUL, WILHELMUS PETRUS
Format: Patent
Sprache:eng ; fre ; ger
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PERFORMING OPERATIONS
PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
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Zusammenfassung:Methods and systems of separating a hydrocarbon phase from a mixture comprising an emulsion of water and hydrocarbons in the presence of a surfactant, comprising adjusting the salinity of the mixture to release hydrocarbons and water from the emulsion into a hydrocarbon phase and a salt-containing aqueous phase respectively; and separating at least a part of the hydrocarbon phase from the salt-containing aqueous phase wherein at least a part of the salt-containing aqueous phase is recovered for further use.