The influence of temperature, pressure, salinity, and surfactant concentration on the interfacial tension of the n-octane-water system

Chemical Engineering Communications

Volumn 192, Issue 4-6, 2005, Pages 667-684

  Al Sahhaf, T ^a   Elkamel, A ^b   Ahmed, A Suttar ^a   Khan, A R ^c  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^c KUWAIT INSTITUTE FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Concentration; Enhanced oil recovery; Interfacial tension; N Octane; Regression; Solubility

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; CORRELATION METHODS; DATA REDUCTION; PRESSURE EFFECTS; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SURFACE TENSION;

N-OCTANE/WATER SYSTEMS; NATURAL OIL RESERVOIRS; SODIUM DIOCTYL SULFOSUCCINATE; SULFONIC ACID;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

SURFACTANT;

EID: 16344391778     PISSN: 00986445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/009864490510644     Document Type: Article

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