Interfacial activity of n-alkylamines from microbially produced spiculisporic acid

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

Volumn 21, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 223-238

  Ban, Takayoshi ^a   Sato, Toshiyuki ^a   Yen, Teh Fu ^b  

^a BAN Research Institute   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Enhanced oil recovery; Hydrophobic hydrophilic balance (HLB); Interfacial tension; Penicillium spiculisporum; Spiculisporic amine salt; Surfactant

Indexed keywords

HYDROPHOBIC-HYDROPHILIC BALANCE; SPICULISPORIC AMINE;

ALIPHATIC AMINE; PENICILLIUM SPICULISPORUM; PETROLEUM; SPICULISPORIC ACID;

AMINES; FERMENTATION; FUNGI; HYDROPHOBICITY; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; SURFACE TENSION;

ENHANCED RECOVERY;

BACTERIUM; BIOTECHNOLOGY; RECOVERY TECHNIQUE; SURFACTANT;

BACTERIUM; BIOTECHNOLOGY; RECOVERY METHOD; SURFACTANT;

EID: 0032215962     PISSN: 09204105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0920-4105(98)00049-7     Document Type: Article

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