Demulsification of crude oil-in-water emulsions by means of fungal spores
Fig 7
Microphotographs showing separation of water in the O/W emulsions, A) O/W emulsion from extra-heavy crude oil without spores, (B) O/W emulsion from heavy crude oil immediately after the addition of fungal spores (3.5 g/L). The spores are visible within both the crude oil and water phases (arrows), (c) After breaking of emulsion by spores. Magnification at 40 x.