Method of produce low viscosity stable crude oil emulsion

A heavy hydrocarbon, oil-in-water emulsion that has a relatively low viscosity for improved transport is disclosed. The emulsion is produced by combining the heavy hydrocarbon with an aqueous solution of emulsifier with agitation. The emulsifier has an HLB value of about 13 to about 16. The emulsifi...

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Hauptverfasser:	VIDALES, HUMBERTO, PARRA, MARTHA JOSEFINA, BARRERO, RIGOBERTO, HERNANDEZ, FABIO ENRIQUE, CACERES, OMAR, RUIZ, MIGUEL, GROSSO, JORGE LUIS, AFANADOR, EDELMIRA
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	ADDING MATERIALS TO FUELS OR FIRES TO REDUCE SMOKE ORUNDESIRABLE DEPOSITS OR TO FACILITATE SOOT REMOVAL CHEMISTRY FIRELIGHTERS FUELS FUELS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS LUBRICANTS METALLURGY NATURAL GAS PEAT PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES SYNTHETIC NATURAL GAS OBTAINED BY PROCESSES NOT COVERED BYSUBCLASSES C10G, C10K TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MONOXIDE
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Zusammenfassung:	A heavy hydrocarbon, oil-in-water emulsion that has a relatively low viscosity for improved transport is disclosed. The emulsion is produced by combining the heavy hydrocarbon with an aqueous solution of emulsifier with agitation. The emulsifier has an HLB value of about 13 to about 16. The emulsifier can be anionic, nonionic, amphoteric, or a mixture thereof. Stirring is effected at medium shear values of about 0.1 sec-1 to about 20 sec-1 and at a mixer speed of 50 to 2000 rpm. The mixer imparts sufficient power and shear to the emulsion so that a mean oil droplet size of about 30 mu m is obtained.