Synergy of alkali and surfactant in emulsification of heavy oil in brine

Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects

Volumn 273, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 219-228

  Liu, Qiang ^a   Dong, Mingzhe ^a   Yue, Xiangan ^b   Hou, Jirui ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

^b CHINA UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM   (China)

Author keywords

Alkaline flood; Emulsification; Heavy oil; Interfacial tension; Surfactant; Zeta potential

Indexed keywords

ALKALI METALS; EMULSIFICATION; HEAVY OIL PRODUCTION; OIL WELL FLOODING; POSITIVE IONS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; SURFACE TENSION;

ALKALINE FLOOD; HEAVY OIL RESERVOIRS; INTERFACIAL DISTURBANCE; ZETA-POTENTIAL;

CRUDE PETROLEUM;

ALKALI; OIL; SURFACTANT; WATER;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; DILUTION; EMULSION; FLOW KINETICS; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISCOSITY; ZETA POTENTIAL;

EID: 29344446380     PISSN: 09277757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2005.10.016     Document Type: Article

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