The synthesis and performance of sodium methyl ester sulfonate for enhanced oil recovery

Petroleum Science and Technology

Volumn 28, Issue 17, 2010, Pages 1799-1806

  Elraies, K A ^a   Tan, I M ^a   Awang, M ^a   Saaid, I ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

enhanced oil recovery; interfacial tension; Jatropha oil; surfactant synthesis

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE SOURCE; ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY; HIGH COSTS; INTERFACIAL TENSIONS; JATROPHA; JATROPHA OIL; LOW COSTS; METHYL ESTERS; NON-EDIBLE OIL; NON-EDIBLE VEGETABLE OIL; PETROCHEMICAL FEEDSTOCKS; RESERVOIR TEMPERATURES; SINGLE-STEP; SURFACE ACTIVITIES; SURFACTANT SOLUTION; SURFACTANT SYNTHESIS; THERMAL ANALYSIS; THERMAL STABILITY; WEIGHT LOSS;

CRUDE OIL; ESTERIFICATION; ESTERS; FEEDSTOCKS; RECOVERY; SODIUM; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; THERMOANALYSIS; VEGETABLE OILS;

ENHANCED RECOVERY;

EID: 77957320360     PISSN: 10916466     EISSN: 15322459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10916460903226072     Document Type: Article

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