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Alara OR, Abdurahman NH, Tade MO, Ali HA, Alao KT. Demulsifier: An Important Agent in Breaking Crude Oil Emulsions. Chem Eng Technol 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ceat.202100556] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Oluwaseun Ruth Alara
- Universiti Malaysia Pahang Department of Chemical Engineering College of Engineering 26300 Gambang Pahang Malaysia
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- Universiti Malaysia Pahang Department of Chemical Engineering College of Engineering 26300 Gambang Pahang Malaysia
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- Curtin University Department of Chemical Engineering GPO Box U1987 6845 Perth WA Australia
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- Eastern Unity Technology Suite 01, 12th Floor Plaza, 138 Annex Hotel Maya, Jalan Ampang 50450 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
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- Universiti Malaysia Pahang Department of Chemical Engineering College of Engineering 26300 Gambang Pahang Malaysia
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Yao L, Selmi A, Esmaeili H. A review study on new aspects of biodemulsifiers: Production, features and their application in wastewater treatment. CHEMOSPHERE 2021; 284:131364. [PMID: 34216919 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.131364] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2021] [Revised: 06/15/2021] [Accepted: 06/26/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
Abstract
The effluent produced in refineries is in the form of an oil/water emulsion that must be treated. These emulsions are often stable and a suitable method must be used to separate the oil from the emulsion. Recently, biosurfactants or biodemulsifiers have received much attention to reduce the interfacial tension between two liquids. Biodemulsifiers are produced by microorganisms and have several benefits over chemical demulsifiers such as low-toxic, biodegradability, eco-friendly and easy synthesis. They can eliminate two phases by changing the interfacial forces between the water and oil molecules. Biosurfactants are categorized based on the molecular weight of their compounds (low or high molecular weight). Sophorolipids, lipopeptides rhamnolipids, trehalolipids, glycolipid, lipoproteins, lichenysin, surfactin, and polymeric biosurfactants are several types of biosurfactants, which are produced by bacteria or fungi. This review study provides a deep evaluation of biosurfactants in the demulsification process. To this end, different types of biosurfactants, the synthesis method of various biosurfactants using various microorganisms, features of biosurfactants, and the role of biodemulsifiers in the demulsification process are thoroughly discussed. Also, the impact of various efficient factors like pH, microorganism type, temperature, the oil content in the emulsion, and gravity on biodemulsificaion was studied. Finally, the mechanism of the demulsification process was discussed. According to previous studies, rhamnolipid biodemulsifier showed the highest biodemulsification efficiency (100%) in the removal of oil from an emulsion.
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- Lei Yao
- College of Civil and Architecture Engineering, Chuzhou University, Chuzhou, 239000, Anhui, China.
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- Department of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj, 11942, Saudi Arabia; Ecole Nationale d'Ingénieurs deTunis (ENIT), Civil Engineering Laboratory, B.P. 37, Le Belvédère1002, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Bushehr Branch, Islamic Azad University, Bushehr, Iran
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Dhandhi Y, Chaudhari RK, Naiya TK. Development in separation of oilfield emulsion toward green technology – A comprehensive review. SEP SCI TECHNOL 2021. [DOI: 10.1080/01496395.2021.1995427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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- Yogesh Dhandhi
- Department of Petroleum Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (ISM), Dhanbad, India
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- Department of Petroleum Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (ISM), Dhanbad, India
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- Department of Petroleum Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (ISM), Dhanbad, India
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Abdullah MM, Al-Lohedan HA, Faqihi NA. Efficacy of Curcumin-based amphiphilic ionic liquids towards the demulsification of water-in-heavy crude oil emulsions. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2021.127320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Yang Y, Ali N, Bilal M, Khan A, Ali F, Mao P, Ni L, Gao X, Hong K, Rasool K, Iqbal HM. Robust membranes with tunable functionalities for sustainable oil/water separation. J Mol Liq 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2020.114701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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An Overview of Recent Advances in State-of-the-Art Techniques in the Demulsification of Crude Oil Emulsions. Processes (Basel) 2019. [DOI: 10.3390/pr7070470] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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The processing of crude oil often requires the extraction of a large amount of water. Frequently, crude oil is mixed with water to form water-in-crude oil emulsions as the result of factors such as high shear at the production wellhead and surface-active substances that are naturally present in crude oil. These emulsions are undesirable and require demulsification to remove the dispersed water and associated inorganic salts in order to meet production and transportation specifications. Additionally, the demulsification of these crude oil emulsions mitigates corrosion and catalyst poisoning and invariably maximizes the overall profitability of crude oil production. Recently, there has been growing research interest in developing workable solutions to the difficulties associated with transporting and refining crude oil emulsions and the restrictions on produced water discharge. Therefore, this paper reviews the recent research efforts on state-of-the-art demulsification techniques. First, an overview of crude oil emulsion types, formation, and stability is presented. Then, the parameters and mechanisms of emulsification formation and different demulsification techniques are extensively examined. It is worth noting that the efficiency of each of these techniques is dependent on the operating parameters and their interplay. Moreover, a more effective demulsification process could be attained by leveraging synergistic effects by combining one or more of these techniques. Finally, this literature review then culminates with propositions for future research. Therefore, the findings of this study can help for a better understanding of the formation and mechanisms of the various demulsification methods of crude oil to work on the development of green demulsifiers by different sources.
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Grenoble Z, Trabelsi S. Mechanisms, performance optimization and new developments in demulsification processes for oil and gas applications. Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2018; 260:32-45. [PMID: 30170690 DOI: 10.1016/j.cis.2018.08.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2018] [Revised: 08/13/2018] [Accepted: 08/14/2018] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The present review discusses new developments and optimization of demulsification processes in oil and gas applications, and highlights the critical parameters. Discussed are the primary mechanisms of demulsification, as well as the strategies for developing optimum demulsifiers. Demulsification mechanisms are presented in the context of emulsion stability principles which are equally applicable to the destabilization of crude oil-water emulsions. The present paper is a concise overview of the various surfactant classes and their structure-activity relationship. It correlates demulsification optimization with surfactant properties and their applications. These classes include, but are not limited to pluronic block co-polymers, as well as amine- and siloxane based nonionic surfactants. The emphasis is on providing some strategies for achieving optimum crude oil-water separation efficiency by tuning the demulsifier to the intended application and crude oil properties. A brief overview of unconventional analytical techniques, which reach beyond the standard demulsifier evaluation methods, i.e., Near Infrared Spectroscopy (NIR), and in particular, low resolution NMR relaxometry, highlights their role in monitoring demulsification processes.
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Mohammadian E, Taju Ariffin TS, Azdarpour A, Hamidi H, Yusof S, Sabet M, Yahya E. Demulsification of Light Malaysian Crude Oil Emulsions Using an Electric Field Method. Ind Eng Chem Res 2018. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.8b02216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Erfan Mohammadian
- Department for Management of Science and Technology Development, Ton Duc Thang University, Ho Chi Minh City, 700000, Vietnam
- Faculty of Applied Sciences, Ton Duc Thang University, Ho Chi Minh City, 700000, Vietnam
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- Department of Oil and Gas Engineering, Faculty of Chemical Engineering, University Teknologi MARA, Selangor Darul Ehsan, 40450, Malaysia
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- Department of Petroleum Engineering, Marvdasht Branch, Islamic Azad University, Marvdasht, Iran
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- School of Engineering, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, AB24 3UE, Scotland U.K
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- Faculty of Applied Sciences, Ton Duc Thang University, Ho Chi Minh City, 700000, Vietnam
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- Petroleum and Chemical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Brunei, BE1410, Brunei
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- Faculty of Applied Sciences, Ton Duc Thang University, Ho Chi Minh City, 700000, Vietnam
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MacDonald L, Rausch B, Symes MD, Cronin L. Selective hydrogenation of nitroarenes using an electrogenerated polyoxometalate redox mediator. Chem Commun (Camb) 2018; 54:1093-1096. [DOI: 10.1039/c7cc09036f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The 2-electron reduced form of the polyoxometalate silicotungstic acid (H4[SiW12O4]) is shown to be an effective and selective hydrogenation agent for a range of nitroarenes without the need for any co-catalyst.
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- WestCHEM
- School of Chemistry
- University of Glasgow
- Glasgow
- UK
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- WestCHEM
- School of Chemistry
- University of Glasgow
- Glasgow
- UK
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Farrokhi F, Jafari Nasr MR, Rahimpour MR, Arjmand M, Vaziri SA. An investigation on simultaneous effects of several parameters on the demulsification efficiency of various crude oils. ASIA-PAC J CHEM ENG 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/apj.2142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Fatemeh Farrokhi
- Chemical Engineering Department, Science and Research Unit; Islamic Azad University; Tehran Iran
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- Chemical Engineering Department, Science and Research Unit; Islamic Azad University; Tehran Iran
- Research Institute of Petroleum Industry; Tehran Iran
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering; Shiraz University; Shiraz 71345 Iran
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- Islamic Azad University, South Tehran Branch; Tehran Iran
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- Chemical Engineering Department, Science and Research Unit; Islamic Azad University; Tehran Iran
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Al-Sabagh A, Hussien MA, Mishrif MR, El-Tabey AE, Elawady AA. Preparation and investigation of emulsion explosive matrix based on gas oil for mining process. J Mol Liq 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2017.04.085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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