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      African Journal of Engineering & Technology

      Volume 1, Issue 1
       
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      Adding Silica Nanoparticles to Improve the Demulsification Process in a Crude Oil Central Processing Facility: A Techno-economic Analysis

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            Abstract

            In this study, a techno-economic evaluation of the use of silica nanoparticles to enhance the demulsification process in crude oil has been investigated. A software model has been developed in MS Excel of the central processing facility (CPF) treating Fula heavy crude oil in Balila, Sudan. A sensitivity analysis of key parameters on production cost and Net Present Value (NPV) has been carried out for different flowsheet selection options. Comparison of flowsheets on equal plant capacity basis results in a 19% reduction in the production cost, whereas comparison on fixed annual crude oil processing basis results in a reduction in production cost of only 3.7%.

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            Journal
            Title: African Journal of Engineering & Technology
            Publisher: Sudanese Researchers Foundation
            Publication date (Electronic, pub): 3 October 2021
            Volume: 1
            Issue: 1
            Affiliations
            [1 ] Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan;
            [2 ] Chemical Engineering, Karari University, Khartoum, Sudan.;
            [3 ] Materials and Nanotechnology Research Centre, Faculty of Engineering, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan;
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            https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2385-2022
            Article
            DOI: 10.47959/AJET.2021.1.1.6
            SO-VID: bc46b83c-3bea-4797-b3c2-55595eb4b362
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            This work has been published open access under Creative Commons Attribution License CC BY 4.0 , which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Conditions, terms of use and publishing policy can be found at www.scienceopen.com .

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            Date received : 28 May 2021
            Date accepted : 9 November 2021
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            Data availability: All data generated or analysed during this study are included in this published article (and its supplementary information files).
            ScienceOpen disciplines: Economics
            Keywords: Techno-economics,Demulsification,Nanoparticles

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