Compositional effects of fluids on spreading, adhesion and wettability in porous media

Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects

Volumn 241, Issue 1-3, 2004, Pages 335-342

  Vijapurapu, Chandra S ^a   Rao, Dandina N ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adhesion; Brine composition; Contact angle; Interfacial tension; Spreading; Surfactants; Wettability

Indexed keywords

ADDITION REACTIONS; ADHESION; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; CRUDE PETROLEUM; ROCKS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; SURFACE TREATMENT; WETTING;

DILUTION; OIL RECOVERY;

POROUS MATERIALS;

OIL; PETROLEUM; SURFACTANT; WATER;

ADDITION LINE; ADDITION REACTION; ADHESION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTACT ANGLE; DILUTION; IONIZATION; LIQUID; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLID; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURFACE PROPERTY; VAPOR; WETTABILITY;

EID: 4143122485     PISSN: 09277757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2004.04.024     Document Type: Conference Paper

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