Effect of pressure on the optimal salinity point of the aqueous phase in emulsion formation

On the impact of oil compounds on emulsion behavior under different thermodynamic conditions

“…The addition of toluene to oil reduces the size of the asphaltene aggregates. Previous studies have shown that the most stable emulsions are formed with more oil and asphaltene in the system 21 . Furthermore, increasing the water content in the emulsion led to changes in the droplet size and droplet size distribution, which resulted in more asphaltene precipitation.…”

“…After the optimum pressure, further increase in pressure led to less stable emulsion due to decrease in the amount of asphaltene precipitation at the interface of water and oil. Under such circumstances, the size of water droplets increased, and the interfacial tension between the water and oil increased 24 (Shams et al, 2022).…”