Designing and Testing a Chemical Demulsifier Dosage Controller in a Crude Oil Desalting Plant: An Artificial Intelligence‐Based Network Approach

Alshehri, Ali; Ricardez‐Sandoval, Luis A.; Elkamel, Ali

doi:10.1002/ceat.200900615

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“…Mostly, the separated oil is placed in a separator if the mixture concentration is much [19]. Widely, the centrifuge has not been used compared to other approaches for emulsion treatment because of its high capital cost and low capacity [8,19,22]. The presence of specifically massive droplets in crude oil emulsions frequently results in diminished flow velocity, enhancing the utilization of gravitational forces to separate small suspended droplets, water and oil; which generally occur within a space of time in the separator or large-volume desalters [22,54].…”

Section: Mechanical Methodsmentioning

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Trending approaches on demulsification of crude oil in the petroleum industry

2021

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The complicated nature of crude oil emulsions is part of the major setbacks associated with the postulation of methods for phase separation and demulsification in the oil industry. Despite the increasing efforts in generating efficient and dependable demulsification methods, the majority of emulsions cannot be shattered in reduced times. This review examines the trending techniques of crude oil demulsification in the petroleum industry. Several approaches have been examined to discover the best method of demulsification. Hence, this reports reviewed the past studies on the emulsion, formation of oil emulsions, methods of demulsification, characteristics of demulsifier, mechanism of demulsification, kinetics in demulsification, operating parameters influencing the demulsification processes, the structure of demulsifier, and formulations that are involved in the demulsification. The formulations of crude oil demulsification have been investigated to unveil adequate demulsifiers for crude oil. Therefore, demulsification approaches have several applications due to wider varieties of crude oil, separation equipment, brines, chemical demulsifiers, the method in which demulsifiers is been formulated, and product specifications.

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Section: Mechanical Methodsmentioning

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“…Demulsification by mechanical means entails the disruption of physical barriers or the application of density variation between the water and the oil phases [29]. Mechanical demulsification of crude oil emulsions can be carried out using a series of mechanical equipment, such as a free-water knockout drum, two-and three-phase separators (low-and high-pressure traps), desalters, and settling tanks [31]. The presence of relatively large droplets in crude oil emulsions often results in reduced flow velocity, enabling the use of gravitational forces for the separation of oil, water, and small suspended droplets [127], which usually occurs within a short time in large-volume desalters or separators [127,128].…”

Section: Mechanical Demulsificationmentioning

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“…Demulsification by mechanical means entails the disruption of physical barriers or the application of density variation between the water and the oil phases for demulsification processes [29,30]. Mechanical demulsification of crude oil emulsion can be carried out using series of mechanical equipment such as free-water knockout drum, two-and three-phase separators (low-and high-pressure traps), desalters, and settling tanks [31,32]. Demulsification by thermal treatment refers to the separation of oil and water phase in crude oil emulsion by increasing the temperature of the emulsion [33].…”

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An Overview of Recent Advances in State-of-the-Art Techniques in the Demulsification of Crude Oil Emulsions

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The processing of crude oil often requires the extraction of a large amount of water. Frequently, crude oil is mixed with water to form water-in-crude oil emulsions as the result of factors such as high shear at the production wellhead and surface-active substances that are naturally present in crude oil. These emulsions are undesirable and require demulsification to remove the dispersed water and associated inorganic salts in order to meet production and transportation specifications. Additionally, the demulsification of these crude oil emulsions mitigates corrosion and catalyst poisoning and invariably maximizes the overall profitability of crude oil production. Recently, there has been growing research interest in developing workable solutions to the difficulties associated with transporting and refining crude oil emulsions and the restrictions on produced water discharge. Therefore, this paper reviews the recent research efforts on state-of-the-art demulsification techniques. First, an overview of crude oil emulsion types, formation, and stability is presented. Then, the parameters and mechanisms of emulsification formation and different demulsification techniques are extensively examined. It is worth noting that the efficiency of each of these techniques is dependent on the operating parameters and their interplay. Moreover, a more effective demulsification process could be attained by leveraging synergistic effects by combining one or more of these techniques. Finally, this literature review then culminates with propositions for future research. Therefore, the findings of this study can help for a better understanding of the formation and mechanisms of the various demulsification methods of crude oil to work on the development of green demulsifiers by different sources.

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“…[ 95 ] In predictive control schemes, ANNs are used to provide a process model, [ 36 ] directly adjust controller parameters, [ 100 ] or indirectly determine control action based on the process model that they identify simultaneously. [ 107 ] It may be noted that all ANN‐based controllers can be rendered adaptive by training the model identifier on‐line. ANNs can even be trained to replace optimization routines of the controllers.…”

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Artificial intelligence‐based process control in chemical, biochemical, and biomedical engineering

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2021

Can J Chem Eng

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In the last three decades, artificial intelligence (AI) has been increasingly and vigorously utilized for process control in chemical, biochemical, and biomedical engineering. These disciplines frequently involve fairly sophisticated processes under risks of operational upsets, and thus have an ever increasing demand of superior control strategies. As the deployment of AI in process control pushes the limits in this regard, the research advances, which are multitudinous and varied, need to be assimilated and organized to help promote further utilization and progress in the field. To that end, we examine more than 280 relevant research publications, and systematically collate the information. The AI‐based technologies are classified, and their over‐arching control paradigm is presented. Common AI‐based control technologies are then presented, which are based on expert systems, fuzzy logic, artificial neural networks, nature‐inspired algorithms, and hybrid approaches. Their working principles, types, and implementations are summarized along with advantages, limitations, and comparisons, if available. Important applications in the above disciplines are included with the help of tables that capture important details. A discussion is also provided on advanced and newly emerging AI‐based control technologies with pertinent applications. Overall trends are analyzed, and future prospects are identified based on the survey.

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Designing and Testing a Chemical Demulsifier Dosage Controller in a Crude Oil Desalting Plant: An Artificial Intelligence‐Based Network Approach

Cited by 6 publications

References 26 publications

Trending approaches on demulsification of crude oil in the petroleum industry

Trending approaches on demulsification of crude oil in the petroleum industry

An Overview of Recent Advances in State-of-the-Art Techniques in the Demulsification of Crude Oil Emulsions

Artificial intelligence‐based process control in chemical, biochemical, and biomedical engineering

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