A dynamic foam method for the estimation of critical micelle concentrations at elevated temperatures and pressures

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 91-100

  Morrison, Cassandra ^a,b   Schramm, Laurier L ^a,b   Stasiuk, Elaine N ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b Petroleum Recovery Institute   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENHANCED RECOVERY; FOAMS; HIGH PRESSURE ENGINEERING; HIGH TEMPERATURE APPLICATIONS; OPTIMIZATION; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; TITRATION;

AMPHOTERIC SURFACTANTS; DYNAMIC FOAM METHOD; FOAM STABILITY; FOAMING; IONIC SURFACTANTS; OIL RECOVERY PROCESS;

CRITICAL MICELLE CONCENTRATION;

EID: 0030193517     PISSN: 09204105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0920-4105(95)00071-2     Document Type: Article

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