TY - JOUR
T1 - An aspect of bitumen emulsification by steam condensation
T2 - Effect of formation temperature and bitumen content
AU - Alade, O. S.
AU - Sasaki, K.
AU - Sugai, Y.
AU - Ademodi, B.
AU - Kumasaka, J.
AU - Nakano, M.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
PY - 2016/6/17
Y1 - 2016/6/17
N2 - ABSTRACT: The experiments to form emulsions of bitumen including fine droplets of condensate water were carried out for an average formation temperature range; Tf = 38–69°C and bitumen content; CB = 29–82%. It was observed that the water retention capacity or stability of the emulsions after mild agitation was significantly affected by formation temperature and content of the bitumen. The particle size of water droplets in emulsion decreased with increasing formation temperature. However, bitumen emulsions showed similar shear thinning non-Newtonian behavior in spite of the formation temperature, since water droplets in the emulsions changed under shear flow to smaller size similar to ones formed at the higher formation temperature.
AB - ABSTRACT: The experiments to form emulsions of bitumen including fine droplets of condensate water were carried out for an average formation temperature range; Tf = 38–69°C and bitumen content; CB = 29–82%. It was observed that the water retention capacity or stability of the emulsions after mild agitation was significantly affected by formation temperature and content of the bitumen. The particle size of water droplets in emulsion decreased with increasing formation temperature. However, bitumen emulsions showed similar shear thinning non-Newtonian behavior in spite of the formation temperature, since water droplets in the emulsions changed under shear flow to smaller size similar to ones formed at the higher formation temperature.
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UR - http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/15567036.2014.981321
U2 - 10.1080/15567036.2014.981321
DO - 10.1080/15567036.2014.981321
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84976271657
SN - 1556-7036
VL - 38
SP - 1790
EP - 1797
JO - Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization and Environmental Effects
JF - Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization and Environmental Effects
IS - 12
ER -