Oilfield waxes and emulsions are petroleum byproducts that increase the costs of production, transportation, and refining by causing equipment failures, plugged pipelines, and decreased throughput. This book is the first of its kind in explaining the physical chemical problems associated with waxes and emulsions and the new technologies for treatment of these problems.
Section I : Emulsions
Introduction
Chapter 1 : Petroleum Companies and Emulsions
Chapter 2 : Forces Involved in Emulsions
Chapter 3 : Macroscopic Physical Behavior of Emulsions
Chapter 4 : Oil Emulsion Breakers
Chapter 5 : Water Emulsion Breakers
Section II : Waxes
Chapter 6 : Petroleum Companies and Waxes
Chapter 7 : Chemical Surfaces
Chapter 8 : Wax Crystal Order and Temperature
Chapter 9 : Wax Physical Properties
Chapter 10 : Wax and Quantum Effects
Section III : Asphaltenes
Chapter 11 : Asphaltenes and Crude Oil
Chapter 12 : Bulk Behavior of Asphaltenes
Chapter 13 : Asphaltene Testing Methods
Chapter 14 : Physical Properties of Treating Chemicals
Appendix A
Appendix B
Appendix C
Index
