Influence of Interfacial Tension on Seeded Calcium Carbonate Scale Precipitation: Effect of Adsorbed Asphaltenes

Autor: Johan Sjöblom, Martin Fossen, Preben Randhol, Torbjørn Vrålstad
Rok vydání: 2008
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Zdroj: Journal of Dispersion Science and Technology. 29:440-446
ISSN: 1532-2351
0193-2691
DOI: 10.1080/01932690701718859
Popis: Clay particles with adsorbed asphaltenes, which are commonly found in produced water, have been used as seed particles during precipitation of calcium carbonate in order to determine whether such particles may influence the kinetics of precipitation. The results show that the presence of the adsorbed asphaltenes accelerates the precipitation, and there is also a significant difference between different types of adsorbed asphaltenes. The adsorption of asphaltenes at the seed surface leads to a significant increase in the interfacial tension between the seed surface and the aqueous solution, and calcium carbonate therefore precipitates at the seed surface in order to reduce this high interfacial tension.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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