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245 0 0 _aBiodegradable polymer for demulsification of water-in-bitumen emulsions
260 _a
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_cene. 2009
270 _a15/05/2009 ; 20/04/2009
300 _a7 p. ; 451-456
520 _aTranscripción del resúmen publicado por el autor: Removal of residual water from a solvent-diluted bitumen is a challenging task because the water drops, in the emulsified form of a few micrometers, are extremely stable. A nontoxic and biodegradable polymer, ethylcellulose, was used to break up emulsified water from naphtha-diluted bitumen. It was found that the ethylcellulose polymer at 130 ppm dosage removed up to 90% of the emulsified water in the diluted bitumen by gravity settling after 1 h at 80 °C. The tests, extended to bitumen froth containing about 10% solids by weight, showed a 90% removal of the water in the diluted bitumen froth. The addition of ethylcellulose also assisted the removal of fine solids with the water. However, for bitumen froths containing 30% or more solids, the efficiency of water removal by ethylcellulose addition was found to be less effective. Micrographic images revealed that ethylcellulose broke up the water-in-bitumen emulsions by flocculation and coalescence.
773 0 _tEnergy & fuels
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942 _cARTICULO
100 1 _aFeng, Xianhua
_940958
100 1 _aXu, Zhenghe
_934530
100 1 _aMasliyah, Jacob
_919071
999 _c169605
_d169605
856 _uhttp://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/ef800825n