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

<table class="table-group" id="tab7"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="7"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Water salinity (mg/L)</td><td class="align_center">0</td><td class="align_center">500</td><td class="align_center">1000</td><td class="align_center">3000</td><td class="align_center">5000</td><td class="align_center">10000</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Interfacial tension at 80°C (mN/m)</td><td class="align_center">6.58</td><td class="align_center">7.28</td><td class="align_center">8.71</td><td class="align_center">8.55</td><td class="align_center">7.70</td><td class="align_center">6.49</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Viscosity at 50°C (mPa·s)</td><td class="align_center">1122.53</td><td class="align_center">3797.40</td><td class="align_center">5624.20</td><td class="align_center">4587.20</td><td class="align_center">4983.90</td><td class="align_center">/</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="7"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>The IFT and viscosity of emulsion obtained with different salinities.</div>

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Table 7: Influence of the Interfacial Properties on the Stability of Water in Heavy Oil Emulsions in Thermal Recovery Process 