Research Article
Application of New Ammonium-Based Ionic Liquids for Dehydration of Crude Oil Emulsions
Table 3
Dehydration performance of THA-IL and TTA-IL in different concentrations at 60°C.
| IL | Crude oil/brine ratio | IL concentration (ppm) | 90/10 | 70/30 | 50/50 | DP (%) | DT (min) | DP% | DT (min) | DP (%) | DT (min) |
| THA-IL | 250 | 48 | 400 | 54 | 380 | 60 | 320 | 500 | 68 | 400 | 78 | 380 | 80 | 320 | 1000 | 72 | 360 | 80 | 360 | 76 | 300 |
| TTA-IL | 250 | 62 | 360 | 78 | 360 | 100 | 280 | 500 | 74 | 360 | 92 | 320 | 100 | 280 | 1000 | 86 | 320 | 100 | 320 | 100 | 240 |
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