Desalination and Dehydration of Oil
THE DESALINATION AND DEHYDRATION OF HYDROCARBON, PERFORMED UNDER DIFFERENT PROCESSES, ALLOWS THE EXTRACTION OF SALTS, WASTE AND WATERPROOF CONTENTS. When the oil is extracted from its depths, it usually goes through processes that make it suitable for its subsequent use. It often contains gases, unwanted contaminants, soluble solid particles such as sand and salts dissolved in water called brines. This salt leads to certain problems such as corrosion and tartar so it must be extracted from the crude. As the salt is diluted in water, desalination removes not only salt but also residual free water. To remove the salt from the oil, you can remove the water it contains, or dilute it. Desalters are used for this purpose that can perform both tasks and using electrostatic charge remove most of the water or inject clean water to dilute the salt concentration. Oil goes through several processes for desalination and dehydration. The measurements of the typ...