Alkyl polyglycoside surfactant-alcohol cosolvent formulations for improved oil recovery

Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects

Volumn 339, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 48-59

  Iglauer, Stefan ^a   Wu, Yongfu ^a   Shuler, Patrick ^a   Tang, Yongchun ^a   Goddard III, William A ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b California Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol cosolvents; Alkyl polyglycoside; Enhanced oil recovery; Ultra low interfacial tension

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS; ALKYLATION; CARBOHYDRATES; NONIONIC SURFACTANTS; PARAFFINS;

ALKYL POLYGLYCOSIDE; ALKYL POLYGLYCOSIDES; BEREA SANDSTONES; CO SURFACTANTS; COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS; COREFLOOD TESTS; ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY; IMPROVED OIL RECOVERIES; INTERFACIAL TENSIONS; LABORATORY STUDIES; LABORATORY TESTS; N ALKANES; N OCTANES; NON IONICS; OIL RECOVERIES; SURFACTANT FORMULATIONS; ULTRA-LOW INTERFACIAL TENSION;

ENHANCED RECOVERY;

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICAL; ALCOHOL; BIOSURFACTANT; COSURFACTANT; GLYCOSIDE; HYDROCARBON; OIL; POLYGLYCOSIDE; SURFACTANT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; LABORATORY TEST; MICROEMULSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 62949169436     PISSN: 09277757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2009.01.015     Document Type: Article

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