The effect of mixed surfactants on enhancing oil recovery

Journal of Surfactants and Detergents

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 201-205

  El Batanoney, M ^a,b   Abdel Moghny, Th ^a   Ramzi, M ^a  

^a EGYPTIAN PETROLEUM RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Egypt)

^b EPRI CORELAB ^*

Author keywords

And water solubility; Enhanced oil recovery; Ethoxylation; Interfacial tension; Nonionic surfactants

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000103342     PISSN: 10973958     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11743-999-0074-7     Document Type: Article

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