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A '''crude oil desalter''' is a device used in [[Petroleum refining processes|petroleum refineries]] to remove [[inorganic (chemistry)|inorganic salts]], [[water]] and sediment from the feedstock [[petroleum crude oil]].<ref name=Wauquier>{{cite book|author=Jean-Pierre Wauquier (Editor)|title=Petroleum Refining, Volume 2, Separation Processes|edition=|publisher=Editions Technip|year=2000|id=ISBN 2-7108-0761-0}}</ref><ref name=Beychok>{{cite book|author=Beychok, Milton R.|title=[[Aqueous Wastes from Petroleum and Petrochemical Plants]]|edition= |publisher=John Wiley & Sons|year=1967|id=Library of Congress Control Number 67019834}}</ref><ref>[http://www.waterandwastewater.com/www_services/ask_tom_archive/pdf/03_04_petroleum_wastewater_desalter_case_study.pdf Petroleum Wastewater – A Case Study] Greg Johnson (from Water and Wastewater.com)</ref>
A '''crude oil desalter''' is a device used in [[Petroleum refining processes|petroleum refineries]] to remove [[inorganic (chemistry)|inorganic salts]], [[water]] and sediment from the incoming [[petroleum crude oil]] before it is refined.<ref name=Wauquier>{{cite book|author=Jean-Pierre Wauquier (Editor)|title=Petroleum Refining, Volume 2, Separation Processes|edition=|publisher=Editions Technip|year=2000|id=ISBN 2-7108-0761-0}}</ref><ref name=Beychok>{{cite book|author=Beychok, Milton R.|title=[[Aqueous Wastes from Petroleum and Petrochemical Plants]]|edition= |publisher=John Wiley & Sons|year=1967|id=Library of Congress Control Number 67019834}}</ref><ref>[http://www.waterandwastewater.com/www_services/ask_tom_archive/pdf/03_04_petroleum_wastewater_desalter_case_study.pdf Petroleum Wastewater – A Case Study] Greg Johnson (from Water and Wastewater.com)</ref>





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A crude oil desalter is a device used in petroleum refineries to remove inorganic salts, water and sediment from the incoming petroleum crude oil before it is refined.[1][2][3]




(CC) Drawing: Milton Beychok
Figure 1: Schematic flow diagram of a typical crude oil distillation unit.
(CC) Drawing: Milton Beychok
Figure 2: Cross-sectional diagram of a crude oil desalter


References

  1. Jean-Pierre Wauquier (Editor) (2000). Petroleum Refining, Volume 2, Separation Processes. Editions Technip. ISBN 2-7108-0761-0. 
  2. Beychok, Milton R. (1967). Aqueous Wastes from Petroleum and Petrochemical Plants. John Wiley & Sons. Library of Congress Control Number 67019834. 
  3. Petroleum Wastewater – A Case Study Greg Johnson (from Water and Wastewater.com)