Performance study of demulsifier graphene oxide with emulsion mixed with anionic compound (triton x 100)

Aiming to pursue studying enhance oil recovery with an emulsion that act as flooding agent using a low cost demulsification material that can break up oil in water emulsion. In this experiment an amphiphilic material, graphene oxide was introduce as a demulsifier to break up the oil in water emulsion at room temperature. It shown the small droplet of emulsion coalesced to form the oil phase and separated. The test indicate that an amount of graphene oxide and amount of synthetic oil in water emulsion effect the performance of saperation. The effect of ph on demulsification are varies with ph. This finding may shows that graphene oxide may be one of demulsifier in oil industry