Interfacial Properties of H2O+CO2+Oil Three-Phase Systems: A Density Gradient Theory Study

Author:

Yang YafanORCID,Zhu Weiwei,Ji Yukun,Wang Tao,Zhao Guangsi

Abstract

The interfacial property of H2O+CO2+oil three-phase systems is crucial for CO2 flooding and sequestration processes but was not well understood. Density gradient theory coupled with PC-SAFT equation of state was applied to investigate the interfacial tension (IFT) of H2O+CO2+oil (hexane, cyclohexane, and benzene) systems under three-phase conditions (temperature in the range of 323–423 K and pressure in the range of 1–10 MPa). The IFTs of the aqueous phase+vapor phase in H2O+CO2+oil three-phase systems were smaller than the IFTs in H2O+CO2 two-phase systems, which could be explained by enrichment of oil in the interfacial region. The difference between IFTs of aqueous phase+vapor phase in the three-phase system and IFTs in H2O+CO2 two-phase system was largest in the benzene case and smallest in the cyclohexane case due to different degrees of oil enrichment in the interface. Meanwhile, CO2 enrichment was observed in the interfacial region of the aqueous phase+oil-rich phase, which led to the reduction of IFT with increasing pressure while different pressure effects were observed in the H2O+oil two-phase systems. The effect of CO2 on the IFTs of aqueous phase+benzene-rich phase interface was small in contrast to that on the IFTs of aqueous phase+alkane (hexane or cyclohexane)-rich phase interface. H2O had little effect on the interfacial properties of the oil-rich phase+vapor phase due to the low H2O solubilities in the oil and vapor phase. Further, the spreading coefficients of H2O+CO2 in the presence of different oil followed this sequence: benzene > hexane > cyclohexane.

Publisher

MDPI AG

Subject

Atmospheric Science,Environmental Science (miscellaneous)

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