Abstract
There are many tests used for determination of crude oil–CO2 MMP, but there is no test that is taken as the standard for MMP measurement. However, there are two tests that are widely used which are vanishing interfacial tension (VIT) test and slim tube test. VIT test is fast but it is not accurate while slim tube test is exactly vice versa, it takes a lot of time for one MMP point; however, the result is much more accurate. This paper is going to discuss the accuracy of the MMP measurement for both tests at various scenario and observe the trends. Both tests are found to have very different principle in measuring MMP, and their results vary quite a bit. However, they are both very useful in proving the effectiveness of additives in reducing MMP.
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The author would like to thank the Malaysian Ministry of Education for providing the fund for this project via MyRA. Authors would also like to thank Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS for providing all the essential equipment to enable both methods to be tested in the university. On top of that, we would like to thank PETRONAS for providing the crude oils used in this study.
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MMP measurement using slim tube test for crude oil–CO2 mixture
MMP measurement using slim tube test for crude oil–CO2–alcohol mixture
MMP determination using VIT test for crude oil–CO2 mixture
MMP determination using VIT test for crude oil–CO2–alcohol mixture
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Voon, C., Awang, M. (2015). Comparison of MMP Between Slim Tube Test and Vanishing Interfacial Tension Test. In: Awang, M., Negash, B., Md Akhir, N., Lubis, L. (eds) ICIPEG 2014. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-287-368-2_13
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