Preparation and characterization of petroleum sulfonate directly from crude

Petroleum Science and Technology

Volumn 26, Issue 13, 2008, Pages 1559-1570

  Basu, S ^a   Shravan, S ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Crude sulfonation; Enhanced oil recovery; Sulfonate surfactants

Indexed keywords

ACIDS; BENZENE; CAPILLARITY; EXTRACTION; GAS INDUSTRY; HYDROCARBONS; LIQUIDS; OIL FIELDS; PARAFFINS; PETROLEUM REFINERIES; PURIFICATION; SODIUM; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; SOLVENTS; SULFURIC ACID; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; SURFACE PROPERTIES; SURFACE TENSION; SURFACE WAVES; THERMAL OIL RECOVERY; WETTING;

CRUDE SULFONATION; ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY; SULFONATE SURFACTANTS; SURFACE ACTIVITIES;

ENHANCED RECOVERY;

EID: 50549101909     PISSN: 10916466     EISSN: 15322459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10916460701272211     Document Type: Article

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