De-emulsification and gravity separation of micro-emulsion produced with enhanced oil recovery chemicals flooding

Mohammad Kamal Asif Khan; Javed Akbar Khan; Habib Ullah; Hussain H. Al-Kayiem; Sonny Irawan; Muhammad Irfan; Adam Glowacz; Hui Liu; Witold Glowacz; Saifur Rahman

doi:10.3390/en14082249

De-emulsification and gravity separation of micro-emulsion produced with enhanced oil recovery chemicals flooding

Mohammad Kamal Asif Khan, Javed Akbar Khan, Habib Ullah, Hussain H. Al-Kayiem, Sonny Irawan, Muhammad Irfan, Adam Glowacz, Hui Liu, Witold Glowacz, Saifur Rahman

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The present study investigates the effect of TiO₂ nanoparticles on the stability of Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR)-produced stable emulsion. The chemical precipitation method is used to synthesize TiO₂ nanoparticles, and their properties were determined using various analytical characterization techniques such as X-ray Diffraction (XRD), High-Resolution Transmission Electron Microscopy (HRTEM), and Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy (FESEM). The effect of TiO₂ nanoparticles is evaluated by measuring oil/water (o/w) separation, rag layer formation, oil droplet size, and zeta potential of the residual EOR produced emulsion. The laser scattering technique is used to determine the o/w separation. The results showed that spherical-shaped anatase phase TiO₂ nanoparticles were produced with an average particle size of 122 nm. The TiO₂ nanoparticles had a positive effect on o/w separation and the clarity of the separated water. The separated aqueous phases’ clarity is 75% and 45% with and without TiO₂ nanoparticles, respectively. Laser scattering analysis revealed enhanced light transmission in the presence of TiO₂ nanoparticles, suggesting higher o/w separation of the ASP-produced emulsion. The overall increase in the o/w separation was recorded to be 19% in the presence of TiO₂ nanoparticles, indicating a decrease in the stability of ASP-produced emulsion. This decrease in the stability can be attributed to the improved coalescence’ action between the adjacent oil droplets and improved behavior of o/w interfacial film. An observable difference was found between the oil droplet size before and after the addition of TiO₂ nanoparticles, where the oil droplet size increased from 3 µm to 35 µm. A similar trend of zeta potential is also noticed in the presence of TiO₂ nanoparticles. Zeta potential was −13 mV to −7 mV, which is in the unstable emulsion range. Overall, the o/w separation is enhanced by introducing TiO₂ nanoparticles into ASP-produced stable emulsion.

Original language	English
Article number	2249
Journal	Energies
Volume	14
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3390/en14082249
Publication status	Published - Apr 2 2021

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Emulsification
EOR flooding
Gravity separation
Laser scattering

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Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Fuel Technology
Engineering (miscellaneous)
Energy Engineering and Power Technology
Energy (miscellaneous)
Control and Optimization
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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