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increases. At the same pH, adding silicate can make kaolinite more water-wet
than adding NaOH. Below pH 10.0, water-wet fraction of kaolinite increases
rapidly as pH increases. At pH 10.0, water-wet fractions of kaolinite adding NaOH
or Na2SiO3 are 70% and 84%, respectively. Above pH 10.0, water-wet fraction
increases slowly as pH increases and reaches plateau. Water/ crude oil system
with high pH will form O∕W emulsion spontaneously, which should be avoided in
emulsion separation process. Hence pH 10.0 is upper bound for employing
wettability change using NaOH or Na2SiO3 in separation process.
♦ Adding NaOH
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pH
Figure 4.5 Water-wet fraction of kaolinite with 100 ppm naphthenate adding
NaOH/ Na2SiO3 at different pH
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