Research Article
Improving the Demulsification Process of Heavy Crude Oil Emulsion through Blending with Diluent
Table 2
Effect of diluent on water quality and interface for emulsions after 720 minutes.
| Volume of emulsion | Volume of diluent | Field A | Field B | Field C | Water quality | Interface | Water quality | Interface | Water quality | Interface |
| 100 | 0 | Dirty | Cloudy | Dirty | Cloudy | Dirty | Cloudy | 98 | 2 | Fair | Stained | Dirty | Stained | Dirty | Cloudy | 96 | 4 | Fair | Sharp | Fair | Stained | Dirty | Stained | 94 | 6 | Clean | Sharp | Fair | Sharp | Fair | Sharp | 92 | 8 | Clean | Sharp | Clean | Sharp | Clean | Sharp | 90 | 10 | Clean | Sharp | Clean | Sharp | Clean | Sharp |
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