Formation and propagation of gel aggregates using partially hydrolyzed polyacrylamide and aluminum citrate

SPE Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 450-461

  Al Assi, A A ^a   Willhite, G P ^b   Green, D W ^b   McCool, C S ^c  

^a INTEL CORPORATION   (United States)

^b SPE

^c UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATES; ALUMINUM ALLOYS; HYDROLYSIS; MIXING; POLYMER SOLAR CELLS; VISCOMETERS; VISCOSITY MEASUREMENT;

ALUMINUM CITRATE; COLLOIDAL DISPERSION; FLOW RESISTANCE; GEL STRUCTURES; PARTIALLY HYDROLYZED POLYACRYLAMIDE; POLYMER INJECTION; POROUS MATRIXS; RESIDENCE TIME;

ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 70350158102     PISSN: 1086055X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/100049-PA     Document Type: Article

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