Influence of the Interfacial Properties on the Stability of Water in Heavy Oil Emulsions in Thermal Recovery Process

Table 5

The IFT at 80°C of the emulsions with different contents of asphaltene, resin, or wax.

Asphaltene	Content (wt%)	0	0.5	1.0	2.0	/
	IFT (mN/m)	14.67	8.74	7.99	7.58	/
Resin	Content (wt%)	0	1.0	3.0	7.0	10.0
	IFT (mN/m)	14.67	9.82	8.80	7.42	7.00
Wax	Content (wt%)	0	1.0	3.0	7.0	10.0
	IFT (mN/m)	14.67	14.54	14.77	15.03	15.01