SUSTAINABLE LIMONENE-BASED ORGANIC DEMULSIFIER

Abstract

Crude oils are the most important products in the world as that would later be used to produce petroleum. For many years, the petroleum industry has always faced a challenge in oil production which is oil production being accompanied by water. The water that is being discovered in the oil production could be discovered in two forms which would either be the free water or in the form of emulsion. This research is being conducted to investigate and propose a solution on demulsifying water from oil production. Limonene is being used for the demulsifying process. The limonene is being obtained from citrus fruit peels as an eco- friendly demulsify. Additional agents are being added to the limonene to improve effectiveness. The outcome of this investigation shows the organic demulsifies have effectively separated the emulsions. This research has emphasized limonene based organic demulsifies as a solution on separating water in oil emulsion. This would allow the crude oil production to provide both operational efficiency and environmental sustainability.