Non-Aqueous and Crude Oil Foams.

Christian Blazquez (1) , Eliane Emond (1) , Sophie Schneider (1) , Christine Dalmazzone (2) , Vance Bergeron (3)

1 Bluestar Silicones
2 IFPEN - IFP Energies nouvelles
3 Phys-ENS - Laboratoire de Physique de l'ENS Lyon

Foams produced from non-aqueous media are less common than water-based foams but they play an important role in many industries and engineering processes. The low surface tension of hydrocarbon fluids limits the adsorption of common surface activity substances and different compounds and methods must be considered to generate and stabilize oil-based foam. Likewise, the destruction of unwanted non-aqueous based foam requires specific considerations not found with aqueous systems. Of particular interest are petroleum-based foams, which are highly complex due to the wide variety of compounds and gases that can be found. We provide an overview of the major mechanisms known to be important for non-aqueous foam stability with a spotlight on crude-oil foams.

Keywords: mousse; mousse non aqueuse; mousse de pétrole; mousse de pétrole brut

Domains: Fluid mechanics [physics.class-ph]; Fluids mechanics [physics.class-ph]; Mechanics of materials [physics.class-ph]; Mechanics of materials [physics.class-ph]; Other

Christian Blazquez, Eliane Emond, Sophie Schneider, Christine Dalmazzone, Vance Bergeron. Non-Aqueous and Crude Oil Foams.. Oil & Gas Science and Technology - Revue d'IFP Energies nouvelles, 2014, 69 (3), pp. 467-479. ⟨10.2516/ogst/2013186⟩. ⟨hal-01067876⟩