Petroleum Emulsions - American Chemical Society

1 Petroleum Emulsions Basic Principles

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Laurier L . Schramm Petroleum Recovery Institute, 3512 33rd Street N.W., Calgary, Alberta, Canada T 2 L 2A6

This chapter provides an introduction to the occurrence, properties, and importance of petroleum emulsions. From light crude oils to bitumens, spanning a wide array of bulk physical properties and stabilities, a common starting point for understanding emulsions is provided by the fundamental principles of colloid science. These principles may be applied to emulsions in different ways to achieve quite different results. A desirable emulsion that must be carefully stabilized to assist one stage of an oil production process may be undesirable in another stage and necessitate a demulsification strategy. With an emphasis on the definition of important terms, the importance of interfacial properties to emulsion making and stability is demonstrated. Demulsification is more complex than just the reverse of emulsion making, but can still be approached from an understanding of how emulsions can be stabilized.

Importance of Emulsions I f t w o i m m i s c i b l e l i q u i d s are m i x e d together i n a c o n t a i n e r a n d t h e n shaken, e x a m i n a t i o n w i l l reveal that o n e o f the two phases has b e c o m e a c o l l e c t i o n o f d r o p l e t s that are d i s p e r s e d i n t h e o t h e r phase; a n e m u l s i o n has b e e n f o r m e d ( F i g u r e 1). E m u l s i o n s have l o n g b e e n o f great p r a c t i c a l interest because o f t h e i r w i d e s p r e a d o c c u r r e n c e i n everyday l i f e . S o m e i m p o r t a n t a n d f a m i l i a r e m u l s i o n s i n c l u d e those o c c u r r i n g i n foods ( m i l k , mayonnaise, etc.), c o s m e t ics (creams a n d lotions), p h a r m a c e u t i c a l s (soluble v i t a m i n a n d h o r m o n e p r o d u c t s ) , a n d a g r i c u l t u r a l p r o d u c t s (insecticide a n d h e r b i c i d e e m u l s i o n f o r m u l a t i o n s ) . I n a d d i t i o n to t h e i r w i d e o c c u r r e n c e , e m u l s i o n s have i m p o r 0065-2393/92/0231-0001 $13.25/0 © 1992 American Chemical Society

In Emulsions; Schramm, L.; Advances in Chemistry; American Chemical Society: Washington, DC, 1992.


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Figure 1. Photomicrograph of an emulsified droplet of a crude oil, dispersed in the aqueous solution that was used to release it from the mineral matrix in which it was originally held. An interfacial film is obvious at the surface of the droplet. tant p r o p e r t i e s that may b e desirable, f o r example, i n a n a t u r a l o r f o r m u l a t e d p r o d u c t , o r u n d e s i r a b l e , s u c h as an u n w a n t e d e m u l s i o n i n an i n d u s t r i a l process. P e t r o l e u m e m u l s i o n s m a y not b e as f a m i l i a r b u t have a s i m i l a r l y widespread, long-standing, and important occurrence i n industry. E m u l sions m a y be e n c o u n t e r e d at a l l stages i n the p e t r o l e u m r e c o v e r y a n d p r o cessing i n d u s t r y ( d r i l l i n g fluid, p r o d u c t i o n , process p l a n t , a n d transportation e m u l s i o n s ) . T h i s c h a p t e r p r o v i d e s an i n t r o d u c t i o n to the basic p r i n c i p l e s i n v o l v e d i n the o c c u r r e n c e , m a k i n g , a n d b r e a k i n g o f p e t r o l e u m e m u l s i o n s . C r u d e oils consist of, at least, a range o f h y d r o c a r b o n s (alkanes, n a p h thenes, a n d a r o m a t i c c o m p o u n d s ) as w e l l as p h e n o l s , carboxylic acids, a n d metals. A significant f r a c t i o n o f s u l f u r a n d n i t r o g e n c o m p o u n d s m a y b e present as w e l l . T h e c a r b o n n u m b e r s o f a l l these c o m p o n e n t s range f r o m 1 (methane) t h r o u g h 50 o r m o r e (asphaltenes). S o m e o f these c o m p o n e n t s c a n f o r m films at o i l surfaces, a n d others are surface active. It is perhaps not s u r p r i s i n g , t h e n , that the tendencies to f o r m stable o r unstable e m u l s i o n s o f d i f f e r e n t k i n d s vary greatly a m o n g d i f f e r e n t oils. B e c a u s e o f the w i d e range o f possible c o m p o s i t i o n s , c r u d e oils c a n exhibit a w i d e range o f viscosities a n d densities, so m u c h so that these p r o p e r t i e s are u s e d to d i s t i n g u i s h l i g h t , heavy, a n d b i t u m i n o u s c r u d e oils. O n e set o f definitions c a n be c o m p i l e d as follows ( 1 - 3 ) :


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< 10,000 < 10,000 < 10,000 > 10,000

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B e c a u s e the viscosities c o r r e s p o n d to a m b i e n t deposit t e m p e r a t u r e s , the v a r i a t i o n i n these p r o p e r t i e s over d i f f e r e n t t e m p e r a t u r e s is e v e n greater t h a n the table suggests. F o r e x a m p l e , b i t u m e n i n the A t h a b a s c a deposit o f n o r t h e r n A l b e r t a is c h e m i c a l l y s i m i l a r to c o n v e n t i o n a l o i l b u t has a viscosity, at reservoir t e m p e r a t u r e , o f about 1 0 mPa-s (1 m i l l i o n times greater t h a n that o f water). D u r i n g h e a t i n g , as part o f an o i l r e c o v e r y process s u c h as hotw a t e r flotation o r i n situ steam flooding, e m u l s i o n s h a v i n g a w i d e range o f viscosities c a n be f o r m e d , p a r t i c u l a r l y i f they are o f the w a t e r d i s p e r s e d i n o i l type. W h e n these d i f f e r e n t k i n d s o f oils are e m u l s i f i e d , the e m u l s i o n s m a y have viscosities that are m u c h greater t h a n , s i m i l a r to, o r m u c h less t h a n the viscosity o f the c o m p o n e n t o i l , a l l d e p e n d i n g o n the nature o f the e m u l s i o n formed. 6

A s s h o w n i n T a b l e I, p e t r o l e u m e m u l s i o n s m a y b e desirable o r u n d e sirable. F o r example, one k i n d o f o i l - w e l l d r i l l i n g fluid (or " m u d " ) is e m u l sion based. H e r e a stable e m u l s i o n (usually o i l d i s p e r s e d i n water) is u s e d to l u b r i c a t e the c u t t i n g b i t a n d to carry cuttings u p to the surface. T h i s e m u l sion is o b v i o u s l y desirable, a n d great care goes i n t o its p r o p e r p r e p a r a t i o n . A n e m u l s i o n may be desirable i n one part o f the o i l p r o d u c t i o n process a n d u n d e s i r a b l e at the next stage. F o r e x a m p l e , i n the o i l fields, an i n s i t u Table I. Examples of Emulsions in the Petroleum Industry Occurrence Undesirable Emulsions Well-head emulsions F u e l oil emulsions (marine) O i l sand flotation process, froth O i l sand flotation process, diluted froth O i l spill mousse emulsions Tanker bilge emulsions Desirable Emulsions Heavy oil pipeline emulsion O i l sand flotation process slurry Emulsion drilling fluid, oil-emulsion mud Emulsion drilling fluid, oil-base mud Asphalt emulsion Enhanced oil recovery i n situ emulsions

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W/O W/O W/O or O/W O/W/O W/O O/W O/W O/W O/W W/O O/W O/W

"W/O means water-in-oil; O/W means oil-in-water. See the section "Definition and Classification of Emulsions".


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e m u l s i o n that is p u r p o s e l y c r e a t e d i n a reservoir as part o f a n o i l r e c o v e r y process m a y change to a d i f f e r e n t , u n d e s i r a b l e type o f e m u l s i o n (water d i s p e r s e d i n oil) w h e n p r o d u c e d at t h e w e l l h e a d . T h i s e m u l s i o n m a y have to be b r o k e n a n d r e f o r m u l a t e d as a n e w e m u l s i o n suitable for t r a n s p o r t a t i o n b y p i p e l i n e to a refinery. H e r e , t h e n e w e m u l s i o n w i l l have to b e b r o k e n a n d w a t e r f r o m t h e e m u l s i o n r e m o v e d ; o t h e r w i s e t h e w a t e r w o u l d cause process i n g p r o b l e m s i n t h e r e f i n i n g process. E m u l s i o n s may c o n t a i n not just o i l a n d water, b u t also s o l i d particles a n d e v e n gas. I n t h e large m i n i n g a n d p r o c e s s i n g operations a p p l i e d to C a n a d i a n o i l sands, b i t u m e n is separated f r o m t h e sand matrix i n large t u m b l e r s as an e m u l s i o n o f o i l d i s p e r s e d i n water, a n d t h e n f u r t h e r separated f r o m the t u m b l e r s l u r r y b y a flotation process. T h e p r o d u c t o f the flotation process is b i t u m i n o u s f r o t h , an e m u l s i o n that m a y b e e i t h e r w a t e r (and air) d i s p e r s e d i n t h e o i l ( p r i m a r y flotation) o r t h e reverse, o i l (and air) d i s p e r s e d i n w a t e r (secondary flotation). I n either case, t h e e m u l s i o n s must b e b r o k e n a n d t h e w a t e r r e m o v e d b e f o r e t h e b i t u m e n c a n b e u p g r a d e d to synthetic c r u d e o i l , b u t t h e p r e s e n c e o f s o l i d particles a n d film-forming c o m p o n e n t s f r o m t h e b i t u m e n c a n m a k e this r e m o v a l step v e r y d i f f i c u l t . S o m e e m u l s i o n s are m a d e to r e d u c e viscosity so that a n o i l c a n b e m a d e to flow. E m u l s i o n s o f asphalt, a s e m i s o l i d variety o f b i t u m e n d i s p e r s e d i n water, are f o r m u l a t e d to b e b o t h less viscous t h a n t h e o r i g i n a l asphalt a n d stable so that they c a n b e t r a n s p o r t e d a n d h a n d l e d . I n a p p l i c a t i o n , t h e e m u l s i o n s h o u l d shear t h i n a n d b r e a k to f o r m a suitable w a t e r - r e p e l l i n g roadway c o a t i n g m a t e r i a l . A n o t h e r example o f e m u l s i o n s that are f o r m u l a t e d for l o w e r viscosity w i t h g o o d stability are those m a d e f r o m heavy oils a n d i n t e n d e d f o r e c o n o m i c p i p e l i n e t r a n s p o r t a t i o n over large distances. H e r e again t h e e m u l s i o n s s h o u l d b e stable f o r transport b u t w i l l n e e d to b e b r o k e n at t h e e n d o f t h e p i p e l i n e . F i n a l l y , m a n y k i n d s o f e m u l s i o n s pose d i f f i c u l t p r o b l e m s w h e r e v e r t h e y may o c c u r . F o r example, c r u d e o i l w h e n s p i l l e d o n t h e o c e a n tends to b e c o m e e m u l s i f i e d i n t h e f o r m o f " c h o c o l a t e m o u s s e " e m u l s i o n s , so n a m e d f o r t h e i r c o l o r a n d s e m i s o l i d consistency. T h e s e w a t e r - i n - o i l e m u l s i o n s w i t h h i g h w a t e r c o n t e n t t e n d to b e q u i t e stable d u e to t h e strong s t a b i l i z i n g films that are present. M o u s s e e m u l s i o n s increase t h e q u a n t i t y o f p o l l u t a n t a n d are u s u a l l y v e r y m u c h m o r e viscous than t h e o i l itself. A l l o f t h e p e t r o l e u m e m u l s i o n applications o r p r o b l e m s just d i s c u s s e d have i n c o m m o n t h e same basic p r i n c i p l e s o f c o l l o i d science that g o v e r n t h e nature, stability, a n d p r o p e r t i e s o f e m u l s i o n s . T h e w i d e s p r e a d i m p o r t a n c e o f e m u l s i o n s i n general a n d scientific interest i n t h e i r f o r m a t i o n , stability, a n d p r o p e r t i e s have p r e c i p i t a t e d a w e a l t h o f p u b l i s h e d l i t e r a t u r e o n t h e subject. T h i s c h a p t e r p r o v i d e s an i n t r o d u c t i o n a n d is i n t e n d e d to c o m p l e m e n t t h e o t h e r chapters i n this b o o k o n p e t r o l e u m e m u l s i o n s . A g o o d starting p o i n t f o r f u r t h e r basic i n f o r m a t i o n is o n e o f the classic texts: B e c h e r ' s Emulsions: Theory and Practice (4) o r S u m n e r ' s Clayton's Theory of Emulsions and


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Their Technical Treatment (5) a n d n u m e r o u s o t h e r books o n e m u l s i o n s (611). M o s t g o o d c o l l o i d c h e m i s t r y texts c o n t a i n i n t r o d u c t o r y chapters o n e m u l s i o n s (12-14), a n d some chapters i n specialist m o n o g r a p h s (15,16) give m u c h m o r e d e t a i l e d treatment o f advances i n specific e m u l s i o n areas.


Emulsions as Colloidal Systems D e f i n i t i o n a n d Classification o f E m u l s i o n s . C o l l o i d a l d r o p lets (or particles o r b u b b l e s ) , as they are u s u a l l y d e f i n e d , have at least o n e d i m e n s i o n b e t w e e n about 1 a n d 1000 n m . E m u l s i o n s are a s p e c i a l k i n d o f c o l l o i d a l d i s p e r s i o n : o n e i n w h i c h a l i q u i d is d i s p e r s e d i n a c o n t i n u o u s l i q u i d phase o f d i f f e r e n t c o m p o s i t i o n . T h e d i s p e r s e d phase is sometimes r e f e r r e d to as t h e i n t e r n a l (disperse) phase, a n d t h e c o n t i n u o u s phase as t h e external phase. E m u l s i o n s also f o r m a rather special k i n d o f c o l l o i d a l system i n that the droplets o f t e n e x c e e d t h e size l i m i t o f 1000 n m . I n p e t r o l e u m e m u l s i o n s one o f the l i q u i d s is aqueous, a n d t h e o t h e r is h y d r o c a r b o n a n d r e f e r r e d to as o i l . T w o types o f e m u l s i o n are n o w r e a d i l y d i s t i n g u i s h e d i n p r i n c i p l e , d e p e n d i n g u p o n w h i c h k i n d o f l i q u i d forms t h e c o n t i n u o u s phase ( F i g u r e 2): 1. o i l - i n - w a t e r (O/W) f o r o i l d r o p l e t s d i s p e r s e d i n w a t e r 2. w a t e r - i n - o i l (W/O) f o r w a t e r droplets d i s p e r s e d i n o i l T h i s k i n d o f classification is n o t always a p p r o p r i a t e . F o r e x a m p l e , O/W/O denotes a m u l t i p l e e m u l s i o n c o n t a i n i n g o i l d r o p l e t s d i s p e r s e d i n aqueous droplets that are i n t u r n d i s p e r s e d i n a c o n t i n u o u s o i l phase. T h e type o f e m u l s i o n that is f o r m e d depends u p o n a n u m b e r o f factors. I f t h e ratio o f phase v o l u m e s is v e r y large o r v e r y s m a l l , t h e n t h e phase h a v i n g t h e s m a l l e r v o l u m e is f r e q u e n t l y t h e d i s p e r s e d phase. I f t h e ratio is closer to 1, t h e n

Figure 2. The two simplest kinds of emulsions. The droplet sizes have been greatly exaggerated.



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o t h e r factors d e t e r m i n e the o u t c o m e . T a b l e I lists some s i m p l e examples o f p e t r o l e u m e m u l s i o n types. T w o v e r y d i f f e r e n t b r o a d types o f c o l l o i d a l dispersions have b e e n d i s t i n g u i s h e d since G r a h a m i n v e n t e d the t e r m " c o l l o i d " i n 1861. O r i g i n a l l y , c o l loids w e r e s u b d i v i d e d i n t o l y o p h o b i c a n d l y o p h i l i c c o l l o i d s (if the d i s p e r s i o n m e d i u m is aqueous t h e n the terms h y d r o p h o b i c a n d h y d r o p h i l i e , respec tively, are used). L y o p h i l i c c o l l o i d s are f o r m e d spontaneously w h e n the t w o phases are b r o u g h t together, because the d i s p e r s i o n is t h e r m o d y n a m i c a l l y m o r e stable t h a n the o r i g i n a l separated state. T h e t e r m l y o p h i l i c is less f r e q u e n t l y u s e d i n m o d e r n p r a c t i c e because m a n y o f the dispersions that w e r e o n c e t h o u g h t o f as l y o p h i l i c are n o w r e c o g n i z e d as single-phase sys tems i n w h i c h large m o l e c u l e s are d i s s o l v e d . L y o p h o b i c c o l l o i d s , w h i c h i n c l u d e a l l p e t r o l e u m e m u l s i o n s other t h a n the m i c r o e m u l s i o n s , are not f o r m e d spontaneously o n c o n t a c t o f the phases because they are t h e r m o d y n a m i c a l l y unstable c o m p a r e d w i t h the separated states. T h e s e dispersions c a n b e f o r m e d b y o t h e r means, h o w e v e r . M o s t p e t r o l e u m emulsions that w i l l be e n c o u n t e r e d i n p r a c t i c e c o n t a i n o i l , w a t e r , a n d an e m u l s i f y i n g agent. T h e e m u l s i f i e r may c o m p r i s e one o r m o r e o f the f o l l o w i n g : s i m p l e i n o r g a n i c electrolytes, surfactants, m a c r o m o l e c u l e s , o r finely d i v i d e d solids. T h e e m u l s i f y i n g agent may be n e e d e d to r e d u c e i n t e r f a c i a l t e n s i o n a n d a i d i n the f o r m a t i o n o f the i n c r e a s e d i n t e r f a c i a l area w i t h a m i n i m u m o f m e c h a n i c a l energy i n p u t , o r it m a y b e n e e d e d to f o r m a p r o t e c t i v e film at the d r o p l e t surfaces that acts to p r e v e n t coalescence w i t h other d r o p l e t s . T h e s e aspects w i l l b e discussed later; the r e s u l t i n g e m u l s i o n may w e l l have c o n s i d e r a b l e stability as a metastable d i s p e r s i o n . M o s t k i n d s o f e m u l s i o n s that w i l l b e e n c o u n t e r e d i n p r a c t i c e are l y o p h o bic, metastable e m u l s i o n s . H o w e v e r , t h e r e r e m a i n some grey areas i n w h i c h the d i s t i n c t i o n b e t w e e n l y o p h i l i c a n d l y o p h o b i c dispersions is not c o m p l e t e l y clear. A s p e c i a l class o f aggregated surfactant m o l e c u l e s t e r m e d " m i c e l l e s " a n d the m i c r o e m u l s i o n s o f e x t r e m e l y s m a l l d r o p l e t size are u s u ally b u t not always c o n s i d e r e d to be l y o p h i l i c , stable, c o l l o i d a l dispersions and w i l l be d i s c u s s e d separately. Stability. A c o n s e q u e n c e o f the s m a l l d r o p l e t size a n d p r e s e n c e o f an i n t e r f a c i a l film o n the droplets i n e m u l s i o n s is that q u i t e stable dispersions o f these species c a n be m a d e . T h a t is, the s u s p e n d e d d r o p l e t s d o not settle out o r float r a p i d l y , a n d the d r o p l e t s d o not coalesce q u i c k l y . S o m e use o f the t e r m stability has already b e e n m a d e w i t h o u t d e f i n i t i o n . C o l l o i d a l species c a n c o m e together i n v e r y d i f f e r e n t ways. I n the d e f i n i t i o n o f e m u l s i o n stability, stability is c o n s i d e r e d against three d i f f e r e n t processes: c r e a m i n g (sedimentation), aggregation, a n d coalescence. C r e a m i n g is the opposite o f s e d i m e n t a t i o n a n d results f r o m a density d i f f e r e n c e b e t w e e n the t w o l i q u i d phases. I n aggregation t w o o r m o r e droplets c l u m p together, t o u c h i n g o n l y at c e r t a i n p o i n t s , a n d w i t h v i r t u a l l y no change i n


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total surface area. A g g r e g a t i o n is sometimes r e f e r r e d to as flocculation o r c o a g u l a t i o n . I n coalescence t w o o r m o r e d r o p l e t s fuse t o g e t h e r to f o r m a single larger u n i t w i t h a r e d u c e d total surface area. I n aggregation t h e species r e t a i n t h e i r i d e n t i t y b u t lose t h e i r k i n e t i c i n d e p e n d e n c e because the aggregate moves as a single u n i t . A g g r e g a t i o n o f droplets m a y l e a d to coalescence a n d the f o r m a t i o n o f larger droplets u n t i l the phases b e c o m e separated. I n coalescence, o n the o t h e r h a n d , t h e o r i g i n a l species lose t h e i r i d e n t i t y a n d b e c o m e part o f a n e w species. K i n e t i c stability c a n thus have d i f f e r e n t meanings. A n e m u l s i o n c a n b e k i n e t i c a l l y stable w i t h respect to coalescence b u t unstable w i t h respect to aggregation. O r , a system c o u l d b e k i n e t i c a l l y stable w i t h respect t o aggregation b u t unstable w i t h respect to s e d i m e n t a t i o n o r flotation. I n s u m m a r y , l y o p h o b i c e m u l s i o n s are t h e r m o d y n a m i c a l l y unstable b u t may b e relatively stable i n a k i n e t i c sense. S t a b i l i t y must b e u n d e r s t o o d i n terms o f a clearly d e f i n e d process. M i c r o e m u l s i o n s . I n some systems t h e a d d i t i o n o f a f o u r t h c o m p o nent, a cosurfactant, to a n o i l - w a t e r - s u r f a c t a n t system c a n cause the i n t e r f a c i a l t e n s i o n to d r o p t o near-zero values, easily o n t h e o r d e r o f 10~ to 1(Γ* m N / m ; l o w i n t e r f a c i a l t e n s i o n allows spontaneous o r n e a r l y spontaneous e m u l s i f i c a t i o n to v e r y s m a l l d r o p l e t sizes, c a . 10 n m o r s m a l l e r . T h e droplets c a n b e so s m a l l that they scatter little l i g h t ; t h e e m u l s i o n s appear to b e transparent a n d d o n o t break o n s t a n d i n g o r c e n t r i f u g i n g . U n l i k e coarse e m u l s i o n s , these m i c r o e m u l s i o n s are usually t h o u g h t to b e t h e r m o d y n a m i cally stable. T h e t h e r m o d y n a m i c stability is f r e q u e n t l y a t t r i b u t e d to t r a n sient negative i n t e r f a c i a l tensions, b u t this hypothesis a n d t h e q u e s t i o n o f w h e t h e r m i c r o e m u l s i o n s are r e a l l y l y o p h i l i c o r l y o p h o b i c dispersions are areas o f some d i s c u s s i o n i n t h e literature (17). A s a p r a c t i c a l matter, m i c r o e m u l s i o n s c a n b e f o r m e d , have some special qualities, a n d c a n have i m p o r t a n t applications. 3

M i c r o e m u l s i o n s c a n f o r m t h e basis f o r a n e n h a n c e d o i l r e c o v e r y ( E O R ) process (18-20). I n an o i l - c o n t a i n i n g reservoir, t h e relative o i l a n d w a t e r saturations d e p e n d u p o n t h e d i s t r i b u t i o n o f p o r e sizes i n t h e r o c k as f o l l o w s . T h e c a p i l l a r y pressure ( F ) , o r pressure d i f f e r e n c e across a n o i l - w a t e r i n t e r face s p a n n i n g a p o r e , is c

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w h e r e 7 is the o i l - w a t e r i n t e r f a c i a l t e n s i o n ; θ is t h e contact angle, w h i c h is the angle m e a s u r e d t h r o u g h t h e w a t e r phase at t h e p o i n t o f o i l - w a t e r - r o c k contact; a n d r is t h e p o r e r a d i u s . T h e basis f o r this e q u a t i o n is d i s c u s s e d f u r t h e r i n a later section. I n a n i d e a l i z e d w a t e r - w e t reservoir, t h e i n t e r f a c i a l t e n s i o n is fixed at some v a l u e , a n d t h e contact angle is z e r o . A n analogy c a n be d r a w n w i t h t h e rise o f w a t e r i n c a p i l l a r y tubes o f d i f f e r i n g r a d i i . I n a p




reservoir c o n s i s t i n g o f s u c h c a p i l l a r y tubes that c o n t a i n w a t e r a n d o i l , w a t e r w i l l b e i m b i b e d most strongly i n t o the smallest radius pores, d i s p l a c i n g any o i l present i n t h e m , u n t i l t h e hydrostatic a n d c a p i l l a r y pressures i n t h e system balance. T h e largest pores w i l l r e t a i n h i g h o i l contents. N o w as w a t e r is i n j e c t e d d u r i n g a secondary r e c o v e r y process, the a p p l i e d w a t e r pressure increases a n d the larger pores w i l l i m b i b e m o r e water, d i s p l a c i n g o i l , w h i c h may b e r e c o v e r e d at p r o d u c i n g w e l l s . T h e r e is a p r a c t i c a l l i m i t t o t h e extent that t h e a p p l i e d pressure c a n b e c h a n g e d b y p u m p i n g w a t e r i n t o a reservoir, h o w e v e r , so that after w a t e r - f l o o d i n g some r e s i d u a l o i l w i l l still b e left i n the f o r m o f o i l ganglia t r a p p e d i n the larger pores w h e r e the viscous forces o f t h e d r i v i n g w a t e r - f l o o d c o u l d n o t c o m p l e t e l y o v e r c o m e the c a p i l l a r y forces h o l d ing the o i l i n place. T h e ratio o f viscous forces t o c a p i l l a r y forces correlates w e l l w i t h r e s i d ual o i l saturation a n d is t e r m e d t h e c a p i l l a r y n u m b e r (N ). O n e f o r m u l a t i o n o f t h e c a p i l l a r y n u m b e r is c

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w h e r e η a n d υ are the viscosity a n d v e l o c i t y , respectively, o f the d i s p l a c i n g fluid; a n d y is t h e i n t e r f a c i a l t e n s i o n . T h e f u n c t i o n a l f o r m o f t h e c o r r e l a t i o n is i l l u s t r a t e d i n F i g u r e 3 . D u r i n g w a t e r - f l o o d i n g , N is about 10~ , a n d at t h e 6

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e n d o f the w a t e r - f l o o d the r e s i d u a l o i l saturation is still a r o u n d 4 5 % . H o w c o u l d a tertiary r e c o v e r y process b e d e s i g n e d so that the r e m a i n i n g o i l c o u l d be r e c o v e r e d ? L o w e r i n g the r e s i d u a l o i l saturation r e q u i r e s i n c r e a s i n g the c a p i l l a r y n u m b e r . T h i s increase c o u l d be d o n e b y r a i s i n g the viscous forces, that is, viscosity a n d v e l o c i t y , b u t i n p r a c t i c e the d e s i r e d o r d e r s - o f - m a g n i t u d e increase w i l l not be a c h i e v e d . B u t , a d d i n g a suitable surfactant a n d cosurfactant to the w a t e r w i l l decrease the i n t e r f a c i a l t e n s i o n f r o m about 30 m N / m b y 4 orders o f m a g n i t u d e a n d t h e r e b y increase the c a p i l l a r y n u m b e r to about 10" .


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T h e m i c e l l e s present also h e l p to s o l u b i l i z e the released o i l d r o p l e t s ; h e n c e , this process is sometimes r e f e r r e d to as m i c e l l a r flooding. T h e e m u l sions c a n b e f o r m u l a t e d to have m o d e r a t e l y h i g h viscosities that h e l p to achieve a m o r e u n i f o r m d i s p l a c e m e n t front i n the reservoir; this u n i f o r m f r o n t gives i m p r o v e d sweep efficiency. T h u s , a n u m b e r o f factors c a n b e adjusted w h e n u s i n g a m i c r o e m u l s i o n system f o r e n h a n c e d o i l recovery. T h e s e are discussed i n d e t a i l i n C h a p t e r 7. M a k i n g E m u l s i o n s . M u c h o f this c h a p t e r is c o n c e r n e d w i t h e m u l s i o n p r o p e r t i e s a n d stability, a n d as a p r a c t i c a l matter chemists f r e q u e n t l y have to c o n t e n d w i t h a l r e a d y - f o r m e d e m u l s i o n s . N e v e r t h e l e s s , a f e w c o m ments o n h o w e m u l s i o n s m a y b e m a d e are a p p r o p r i a t e . T h e b r e a k i n g o f e m u l s i o n s w i l l be discussed later. E m u l s i o n s o f any significant stability c o n t a i n o i l , water, a n d at least one e m u l s i f y i n g agent. T h e e m u l s i f y i n g agent m a y l o w e r i n t e r f a c i a l t e n s i o n a n d t h e r e b y m a k e it easier to create s m a l l d r o p l e t s . A n o t h e r e m u l s i f y i n g agent may b e n e e d e d to stabilize the s m a l l droplets so that t h e y d o not coalesce to f o r m larger d r o p l e t s , o r e v e n separate out as a b u l k phase. Just a straightfor w a r d casual m i x i n g o f these c o m p o n e n t s s e l d o m , h o w e v e r , p r o d u c e s an e m u l s i o n that persists for any l e n g t h o f t i m e . I n the classical m e t h o d o f e m u l s i o n p r e p a r a t i o n , the e m u l s i f y i n g agent is d i s s o l v e d i n t o the phase i n w h i c h it is most s o l u b l e , after w h i c h the s e c o n d phase is a d d e d , a n d the w h o l e m i x t u r e is v i g o r o u s l y agitated. T h e agitation is c r u c i a l to p r o d u c i n g sufficiently s m a l l d r o p l e t s , a n d f r e q u e n t l y , after an i n i t i a l m i x i n g , a s e c o n d m i x i n g w i t h v e r y h i g h a p p l i e d m e c h a n i c a l shear forces is r e q u i r e d . T h i s latter m i x i n g carrbe p r o v i d e d b y a p r o p e l l e r - s t y l e m i x e r , b u t m o r e c o m m o n l y a c o l l o i d m i l l o r u l t r a s o u n d generator is e m p l o y e d . A m e t h o d r e q u i r i n g m u c h less m e c h a n i c a l energy uses phase i n v e r s i o n (see also the d i s c u s s i o n o f phase i n v e r s i o n t e m p e r a t u r e i n the section " E m u l s i f y i n g A g e n t s " ) . F o r example, i f u l t i m a t e l y a W / O e m u l s i o n is d e s i r e d , t h e n a coarse O / W e m u l s i o n is first p r e p a r e d b y the a d d i t i o n o f m e c h a n i c a l energy, a n d the o i l content is progressively i n c r e a s e d . A t some v o l u m e f r a c t i o n above 6 0 - 7 0 % , the e m u l s i o n w i l l s u d d e n l y i n v e r t a n d p r o d u c e a W / O e m u l s i o n o f m u c h s m a l l e r w a t e r d r o p l e t sizes t h a n w e r e the o i l d r o p l e t s i n the o r i g i n a l O / W e m u l s i o n .


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Physical Characteristics of Emulsions A p p e a r a n c e . N o t a l l e m u l s i o n s e x h i b i t t h e classical " m i l k y " o p a q u e ness w i t h w h i c h they are u s u a l l y associated. A t r e m e n d o u s range o f appear ances is possible, d e p e n d i n g u p o n the d r o p l e t sizes a n d t h e d i f f e r e n c e i n refractive i n d i c e s b e t w e e n t h e phases. A n e m u l s i o n c a n b e transparent i f e i t h e r t h e refractive i n d e x o f each phase is t h e same, o r alternatively, i f t h e d i s p e r s e d phase is m a d e u p o f droplets that are s u f f i c i e n t l y s m a l l c o m p a r e d with the wavelength of the illuminating light. Thus an O/W microemulsion o f e v e n a c r u d e o i l i n w a t e r may b e transparent. I f t h e droplets are o f t h e o r d e r o f l - μ π ι d i a m e t e r , a d i l u t e O / W e m u l s i o n w i l l take o n a s o m e w h a t m i l k y - b l u e cast; i f t h e droplets are v e r y m u c h larger, the o i l phase w i l l b e c o m e q u i t e d i s t i n g u i s h a b l e a n d apparent. P h y s i c a l l y t h e nature o f the s i m p l e e m u l s i o n types c a n b e d e t e r m i n e d b y m e t h o d s s u c h as • Texture. T h e texture o f an e m u l s i o n f r e q u e n t l y reflects that o f the external phase. T h u s O / W e m u l s i o n s u s u a l l y f e e l w a t e r y o r c r e a m y , a n d W / O e m u l s i o n s f e e l o i l y o r greasy. T h i s d i s t i n c t i o n b e c o m e s less e v i d e n t as the e m u l s i o n viscosity increases, so that a v e r y viscous O / W e m u l s i o n m a y f e e l o i l y . • Mixing. A n e m u l s i o n r e a d i l y mixes w i t h a l i q u i d that is m i s c i ble w i t h the c o n t i n u o u s phase. T h u s , m i l k (O/W) c a n b e d i l u t e d w i t h water, a n d mayonnaise (W/O) c a n b e d i l u t e d w i t h o i l . U s u a l l y , a n e m u l s i o n that retains a u n i f o r m a n d m i l k y appearance w h e n greatly d i l u t e d is m o r e stable t h a n o n e that aggregates u p o n d i l u t i o n (15). • Dyeing.

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b y dyes s o l u b l e i n t h e c o n t i n u o u s phase. • Conductance. O / W e m u l s i o n s u s u a l l y have a v e r y h i g h spe cific c o n d u c t a n c e , l i k e that o f t h e aqueous phase itself, b u t W / O e m u l s i o n s have a v e r y l o w specific c o n d u c t a n c e . A s i m p l e test apparatus is d e s c r i b e d i n r e f e r e n c e 15. • Inversion.

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bly i n v e r t w h e n d i l u t e d w i t h a d d i t i o n a l i n t e r n a l phase. • Fluorescence.

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m i c r o s c o p y c a n b e u s e d to d e t e r m i n e the e m u l s i o n type as l o n g as t h e d r o p l e t sizes are larger t h a n the microscope's l i m i t o f r e s o l u t i o n (>0.5 μ π ι ) . E m u l s i o n s d o n o t always o c c u r i n t h e i d e a l i z e d f o r m o f droplets o f one phase d i s p e r s e d i n another. T h e o c c u r r e n c e o f m u l t i p l e e m u l s i o n s , o f t h e



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types O/W/O a n d W / O A V , has already b e e n m e n t i o n e d . P e t r o l e u m e m u l sions m a y also o c c u r w i t h i n another type o f c o l l o i d a l d i s p e r s i o n . F o r e x a m p l e , i n a gas-flooding e n h a n c e d o i l r e c o v e r y process o n e o f t h e ways t o i m p r o v e t h e areal sweep efficiency, that is, to m a x i m i z e t h e a m o u n t o f t h e r e s e r v o i r c o n t a c t e d b y i n j e c t e d fluids, is t o inject t h e gas as p a r t o f a f o a m . H o w e v e r , most s u c h foams are d e s t a b i l i z e d b y contact w i t h e v e n s m a l l amounts o f c r u d e o i l . T h e m e c h a n i s m o f d e s t a b i l i z a t i o n appears (21 ) t o i n v o l v e e m u l s i f i c a t i o n o f the o i l i n t o droplets that are s m a l l e n o u g h to p e r m i t t h e i r passage i n s i d e t h e foam's l a m e l l a r s t r u c t u r e . S u c h e m u l s i f i e d o i l d r o p lets are s h o w n i n F i g u r e 4. O n c e i n s i d e t h e f o a m l a m e l l a e , t h e o i l d r o p l e t s have a d e s t a b i l i z i n g effect o n t h e f o a m b y p e n e t r a t i n g t h r o u g h a n d p o s s i b l y s p r e a d i n g over t h e aqueous-gas interface. T h e l i m i t i n g step, h o w e v e r , is a p p a r e n t l y the e m u l s i f i c a t i o n a n d i m b i b i t i o n o f o i l i n t o t h e f o a m . D r o p l e t Sizes. A s stated p r e v i o u s l y , c o l l o i d a l d r o p l e t s are b e t w e e n about 10" a n d 1 μ π ι i n d i a m e t e r , a n d i n p r a c t i c e , e m u l s i o n droplets are o f t e n larger (e.g., t h e fat droplets i n m i l k ) . I n fact, e m u l s i o n droplets u s u a l l y 3

Figure 4. Photomicrograph of an enhanced oil recovery process foam contain ing emulsified crude-oil droplets. The droplets have traveled within the narrow lamellae to accumulate and sometimes coalesce in the plateau borders of the foam, where they are held preferentially. The presence of such emulsified oil droplets in the foam structure has a destabilizing effect on the foam.



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have diameters greater t h a n 0.2 μπι a n d m a y b e larger t h a n 50 μ ι η . E m u l sion stability is not necessarily a f u n c t i o n o f d r o p l e t size, a l t h o u g h t h e r e m a y b e a n o p t i m u m size f o r a n i n d i v i d u a l e m u l s i o n type. C h a r a c t e r i z i n g a n e m u l s i o n i n terms o f a g i v e n d r o p l e t size is v e r y c o m m o n b u t g e n e r a l l y i n a p p r o p r i a t e because t h e r e is i n e v i t a b l y a size d i s t r i b u t i o n . T h e size d i s t r i b u t i o n is u s u a l l y r e p r e s e n t e d b y a h i s t o g r a m o f sizes, o r , i f there are suffi cient data, a d i s t r i b u t i o n f u n c t i o n . I n some e m u l s i o n s , a d r o p l e t size d i s t r i b u t i o n that is h e a v i l y w e i g h t e d t o w a r d t h e s m a l l e r sizes w i l l represent t h e most stable e m u l s i o n . I n s u c h cases changes i n the size d i s t r i b u t i o n c u r v e w i t h t i m e y i e l d a measure o f the stability o f the e m u l s i o n s . T h e d r o p l e t size d i s t r i b u t i o n also has a n i m p o r t a n t i n f l u e n c e o n the viscosity. F o r electrostatically o r sterically i n t e r a c t i n g d r o p lets, e m u l s i o n viscosity w i l l b e h i g h e r w h e n droplets are smaller. T h e viscos ity w i l l also b e h i g h e r w h e n the d r o p l e t sizes are relatively h o m o g e n e o u s , that is, w h e n t h e d r o p l e t size d i s t r i b u t i o n is n a r r o w rather t h a n w i d e (4). I f t h e d r o p l e t size is large e n o u g h , t h e n o p t i c a l m i c r o s c o p y c a n b e u s e d to d e t e r m i n e t h e size a n d size d i s t r i b u t i o n . E m u l s i o n s w i t h somewhat s m a l l er d r o p l e t sizes c a n b e c h a r a c t e r i z e d b y u s i n g cryogenic-stage s c a n n i n g e l e c t r o n m i c r o s c o p y . I f t h e e m u l s i o n c o n c e n t r a t i o n is not too h i g h , a n d the droplets are v e r y s m a l l , l i g h t scattering c a n y i e l d d r o p l e t size i n f o r m a t i o n . W h e n a b e a m o f l i g h t enters a n e m u l s i o n , some l i g h t is a b s o r b e d , some is scattered, a n d some is t r a n s m i t t e d . M a n y d i l u t e , fine e m u l s i o n s s h o w a noticeable t u r b i d i t y g i v e n b y I // t

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w h e r e λ is t h e w a v e l e n g t h o f t h e l i g h t a n d r is t h e d r o p l e t radius. T h e scattering i n t e n s i t y is p r o p o r t i o n a l to l/λ , so b l u e l i g h t ( λ = 4 5 0 n m ) is scattered m u c h m o r e t h a n r e d l i g h t ( λ = 650 n m ) . W i t h i n c i d e n t w h i t e light, a d i l u t e e m u l s i o n o f O . l - 1 - μ π ι size droplets w i l l , therefore, t e n d t o appear b l u e w h e n v i e w e d at right angles t o t h e i n c i d e n t l i g h t b e a m . I f t h e droplets are s m a l l e r t h a n 5 0 n m o r so, the e m u l s i o n w i l l appear to b e transparent. 4


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to d e t e r m i n i n g d r o p l e t size d i s t r i b u t i o n s are d i s

c u s s e d i n d e t a i l i n C h a p t e r 3.

Conductivity.

Conductivity can be used to distinguish O/W f r o m

W / O e m u l s i o n s b e c a u s e the c o n d u c t i v i t y is v e r y h i g h w h e n t h e aqueous phase is c o n t i n u o u s a n d c o n d u c t i v i t y is v e r y l o w w h e n o i l is t h e c o n t i n u o u s phase. O f the n u m e r o u s equations p r o p o s e d (4) to d e s c r i b e t h e c o n d u c t i v i t y o f e m u l s i o n s (#c ), t w o are c i t e d h e r e f o r i l l u s t r a t i o n . I f t h e c o n d u c t i v i t y o f E

the d i s p e r s e d phase ( K ) is m u c h s m a l l e r t h a n that o f t h e c o n t i n u o u s phase d


(fCc), * C »

*D>

_8KC(2-0)(1-0)

(

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)

(4 + φ ) ( 4 - φ )

E

w h e r e φ is the dispersed-phase v o l u m e f r a c t i o n . If, o n t h e o t h e r h a n d , t h e c o n d u c t i v i t y o f t h e d i s p e r s e d phase (#c ) is m u c h greater t h a n that o f t h e D

c o n t i n u o u s phase ( K ) , K ΡPB F r r R c

p

R R t Γ T l

2

K

υ V V V W χ

A

R

c o u n t e r i o n charge n u m b e r individual ion-charge numbers

ζ z

{

Greek a , a , a 7 7 7° T

e m p i r i c a l constants i n equations d e s c r i b i n g e m u l s i o n viscosity o i l - w a t e r i n t e r f a c i a l t e n s i o n also u s e d as a t e r m i n the r e p u l s i v e energy expression for s p h e r i c a l d r o p l e t s shear rate surface t e n s i o n surface excess o f surfactant

δ e ζ Ύ]

distance f r o m d r o p l e t surface to S t e r n p l a n e permittivity zeta p o t e n t i a l viscosity

0

s

x

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i n t r i n s i c viscosity

VD

%ed %el

viscosity o f c o n t i n u o u s phase apparent viscosity d i f f e r e n t i a l viscosity r e d u c e d viscosity relative viscosity specific increase i n viscosity


θ

contact angle o f a n o i l - w a t e r interface i n contact w i t h a s o l i d surface

Ι/κ

d o u b l e - l a y e r thickness

Kc

c o n d u c t i v i t y o f c o n t i n u o u s phase c o n d u c t i v i t y o f d i s p e r s e d phase conductivity o f emulsions

«Ό

λ μ ΤΓ

Ε

w a v e l e n g t h o f l i g h t (in l i g h t - s c a t t e r i n g e x p e r i m e n t ) electrophoretic mobility e x p a n d i n g pressure (surface pressure) external fluid density d r o p l e t density charge density

Pi Ρ σ σ° τ

surface charge density turbidity

Τγ

shear stress y i e l d stress

2

Ψ

dispersed-phase v o l u m e f r a c t i o n potential

ω

surface p o t e n t i a l angular v e l o c i t y

Φ

Acknowledgments I t h a n k E d d y Isaacs ( A l b e r t a R e s e a r c h C o u n c i l ) a n d K a r i n M a n n h a r d t (Pe t r o l e u m R e c o v e r y Institute) f o r v e r y h e l p f u l discussions a n d suggestions r e g a r d i n g the m a n u s c r i p t . V a l u a b l e suggestions o f f e r e d b y the external ref erees are also gratefully a c k n o w l e d g e d .

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