Understanding the Chemical Demulsification Mechanism of Oil/Water Emulsion by Polyether Polymers
Shideng Yuan,
Zhining Wang,
Shiling Yuan
Abstract:Chemical treatment is widely employed as the primary method to break down highly stable and complex water-in-oil (W/O) emulsions. Developing effective demulsifiers for chemical treatments is crucial yet challenging due to complex emulsions and poorly understood demulsification mechanisms. Here, the molecular dynamics simulations were employed to investigate the demulsification mechanism of polyether polymer (EO 5 PO 5 ) at the molecular level. The results demonstrated that EO 5 PO 5 was rapidly adsorbed to the… Show more
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