Some mechanisms of crude oil/brine/solid interactions

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

Volumn 20, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 155-160

  Buckley, J S ^a   Liu, Y ^a  

^a NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Contact angle; Crude oil; Imbibition; Wettability

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; CONTACT ANGLE; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MIXTURES; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); WETTING;

ION BINDING INTERACTIONS;

CRUDE PETROLEUM;

EID: 0032097706     PISSN: 09204105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0920-4105(98)00015-1     Document Type: Article

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