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Emulsification of Surfactant on Oil Droplets by Molecular Dynamics Simulation
Heavy oil in crude oil flooding is extremely difficult to extract due to its high viscosity and poor fluidity. In this paper, molecular dynamics simulation was used to study the emulsification behavior of sodium dodecyl sulfonate (SDSn) micelles on heavy oil droplets composed of asphaltenes (ASP) at...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7412001/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32630093 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules25133008 |
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description | Heavy oil in crude oil flooding is extremely difficult to extract due to its high viscosity and poor fluidity. In this paper, molecular dynamics simulation was used to study the emulsification behavior of sodium dodecyl sulfonate (SDSn) micelles on heavy oil droplets composed of asphaltenes (ASP) at the molecular level. Some analyzed techniques were used including root mean square displacement, hydrophile-hydrophobic area of an oil droplet, potential of mean force, and the number of hydrogen bonds between oil droplet and water phase. The simulated results showed that the asphaltene with carboxylate groups significantly enhances the hydration layer on the surface of oil droplets, and SDSn molecules can change the strength of the hydration layer around the surface of the oil droplets. The water bridge structure between both polar heads of the surfactant was commonly formed around the hydration layer of the emulsified oil droplet. During the emulsification of heavy oil, the ratio of hydrophilic hydrophobic surface area around an oil droplet is essential. Molecular dynamics method can be considered as a helpful tool for experimental techniques at the molecular level. |
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spelling | pubmed-74120012020-08-25 Emulsification of Surfactant on Oil Droplets by Molecular Dynamics Simulation Cheng, Yaoshuang Yuan, Shiling Molecules Article Heavy oil in crude oil flooding is extremely difficult to extract due to its high viscosity and poor fluidity. In this paper, molecular dynamics simulation was used to study the emulsification behavior of sodium dodecyl sulfonate (SDSn) micelles on heavy oil droplets composed of asphaltenes (ASP) at the molecular level. Some analyzed techniques were used including root mean square displacement, hydrophile-hydrophobic area of an oil droplet, potential of mean force, and the number of hydrogen bonds between oil droplet and water phase. The simulated results showed that the asphaltene with carboxylate groups significantly enhances the hydration layer on the surface of oil droplets, and SDSn molecules can change the strength of the hydration layer around the surface of the oil droplets. The water bridge structure between both polar heads of the surfactant was commonly formed around the hydration layer of the emulsified oil droplet. During the emulsification of heavy oil, the ratio of hydrophilic hydrophobic surface area around an oil droplet is essential. Molecular dynamics method can be considered as a helpful tool for experimental techniques at the molecular level. MDPI 2020-06-30 /pmc/articles/PMC7412001/ /pubmed/32630093 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules25133008 Text en © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Cheng, Yaoshuang Yuan, Shiling Emulsification of Surfactant on Oil Droplets by Molecular Dynamics Simulation |
title | Emulsification of Surfactant on Oil Droplets by Molecular Dynamics Simulation |
title_full | Emulsification of Surfactant on Oil Droplets by Molecular Dynamics Simulation |
title_fullStr | Emulsification of Surfactant on Oil Droplets by Molecular Dynamics Simulation |
title_full_unstemmed | Emulsification of Surfactant on Oil Droplets by Molecular Dynamics Simulation |
title_short | Emulsification of Surfactant on Oil Droplets by Molecular Dynamics Simulation |
title_sort | emulsification of surfactant on oil droplets by molecular dynamics simulation |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7412001/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32630093 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules25133008 |
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