Demulsification Techniques in Petroleum Industry

Demulsifiers or emulsion breakers are chemical additives that are utilized to treat emulsions in any substance. They play a crucial role in crude oil extraction by separating water from crude oil. There are various demulsification techniques available, including chemical, electrical, thermal, membrane, centrifuge, bacteria, air flotation, ultrasonic, and microwave methods. Chemical demulsification is a fundamental and extensively used technique in the petroleum industry for breaking emulsions. Electrical demulsification involves breaking either water-in-oil or oil-in-water emulsions by employing electrodes. Thermal treatment refers to the use of temperature to break petroleum emulsions. Ultrasonic demulsification is a simple and harmless approach for separating water droplets from crude oils via demulsification. For more details on Demulsifiers visit - www.rimpro-india.com/demulsifier.html #Demulsifer #Rimproindia #petroleumindustry Follow us on: Facebook - www.facebook.com/rimproindia/ Pinterest - pinterest.com/rimproindia/ Twitter - twitter.com/rimproindia