The Influence of Polymers to the Oil-Water Separation in Liquid-Liquid Hydrocyclone

Ku Esyra Hani Ku Ishak, Mohammed Abdalla Ayoub

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Abstract

Liquid-liquid hydrocyclone (LLHC) has been used in the produced water treatment system to remove oil contaminant. However, the efficiency of the LLHC for treating the produced water from polymer flooding is unknown. The objective of this study is to investigate and compare the effect of two polymers with different molecular weight (MW), DL-333, and GLP-100 in the oil-water separation by using LLHC. The efficiency of the LLHC was analyzed in term of the oil concentration presence at the underflow of the LLHC comparing to the oil concentration at the inlet. The other parameters involved in this study are the LLHC operating conditions, which are feed flowrate and split ratio. Synthetic produced water was created by mixing 1000 ppm crude oil, 14000 ppm brines and different types of polymers with the concentration ranging from 0–1000 ppm. An ultrasonic mixer was used at 13000 rpm for 10 min to produce the synthetic produced water. A total of 34 experiments were designed by using Response Surface Methodology (RSM). The experiments were conducted, and the significance of the parameters was analyzed. Based on the ANOVA analysis, all parameters (polymer type, polymer concentration, feed flowrate, and split ratio) are significant in the process. The high MW of polymer (GLP-100) has decreased the efficiency of oil-water separation compared to the low MW of polymer (DL-333). Increasing the feed flowrate and split ratio had increased the efficiency of the LLHC. Two correlations for the efficiency prediction for GLP-100 and DL-333 respectively, were developed by using RSM.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the International Field Exploration and Development Conference, IFEDC 2019
EditorsJia’en Lin
PublisherSpringer
Pages3727-3737
Number of pages11
ISBN (Print)9789811524844
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2020
Externally publishedYes
Event8th International Field Exploration and Development Conference, IFEDC 2019 - Chengdu, China
Duration: Oct 16 2019Oct 18 2019

Publication series

NameSpringer Series in Geomechanics and Geoengineering
ISSN (Print)1866-8755
ISSN (Electronic)1866-8763

Conference

Conference8th International Field Exploration and Development Conference, IFEDC 2019
Country/TerritoryChina
CityChengdu
Period10/16/1910/18/19

Keywords

  • Liquid-liquid hydrocylone
  • Oil-water separation
  • Polymer produced water
  • Produced water treatment

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology
  • Mechanics of Materials

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