Effect of Reaction Conditions on ClO2-Oxidation Demulsification for Oil-Water Transition Layer in Settling Tank

In order to meet the need of separating oil from water in the settling tank of the oilfield, ClO2-oxidation demulsification for oil-water transition layer in settling tank is introduced. In this paper, effects of reaction conditions on ClO2-oxidation demulsification were studied. The results show that the reaction temperature, reaction time and PH value have a heavy effect on the dehydration rate of the oil-water transition layer. With the increasing of the reaction time, the dehydration rate largely rises, and it can reach 84.18% and keep steady when the reaction is in 4 hours. With going the temperature up, the dehydration rate increases in a nonlinear way, and it can reach 85.23% at the temperature of 55°C. By decreasing the PH value, the dehydration rate significantly rises, and the maximum dehydration rate of 84.18% was achieved when adding 0.5 vol. % of the acid. The chemistry was discussed based on the principles and experiments. By demonstrating the experimental data and discussion, we can effectively control the oxidation performance of chlorine dioxide, which is very meaningful for oilfield on the aspect of stable production of petroleum.