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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING SCIENCE
Volume 244, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2021.116831
Keywords
Hydrate formation; Hydrate dissociation; Water-in-oil emulsion; Asphaltenes; Waxes
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China (NNSF) [51534007]
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The presence of waxes strengthened the inhibiting effect of asphaltenes on hydrate formation in asphaltene-containing water-in-oil emulsions. Wax crystals dispersed in the bulk phase and got adsorbed at water-oil interface through the synergistic effect with asphaltenes, inhibiting the dissociation of hydrates.
In this study, the effects of waxes on carbon dioxide hydrate formation and dissociation in asphaltenecontaining emulsions were systematically investigated using a high-pressure stirred autoclave equipped with an on-line viscometer. The results showed that the presence of waxes strengthened the inhibiting effect of asphaltenes on hydrate formation. Specifically, the induction time increased and the amount of formed hydrates decreased with increasing wax content in water-in-oil emulsion containing asphaltenes. The results indicated that waxes increased the viscosity of emulsions. It was observed that wax crystals dispersed in the bulk phase and got adsorbed at water-oil interface through the synergistic effect with asphaltenes. Furthermore, waxes inhibited the dissociation of hydrates in these emulsions. Both the gas emission rate and the average rate of hydrate dissociation decreased with an increase in wax content. The possible mechanisms were proposed to illustrate the effects of waxes on hydrate formation and dissociation in asphaltene-containing water-in-oil emulsions. (C)2021 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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