Characterization of wettability alteration of calcite, quartz and kaolinite: Surface energy analysis

Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects

Volumn 384, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 98-108

  Alipour Tabrizy, V ^a   Denoyel, R ^b   Hamouda, A A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STAVANGER   (Norway)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Asphaltene; Calcite; Kaolinite; Polar components; Quartz; Surface energy; TGA; Water adsorption enthalpy; Water adsorption isotherm; Wettability

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION ISOTHERMS; ASPHALTENES; CALCITE; CARBONATE MINERALS; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; ENTHALPY; GAS ADSORPTION; INTERFACIAL ENERGY; KAOLIN; KAOLINITE; MOLECULAR ORIENTATION; MONOLAYERS; POWDERS; QUARTZ; SILICATE MINERALS; STEARIC ACID; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; WATER VAPOR;

ASPHALTENE ADSORPTION; KAOLINITE POWDERS; MINERAL SURFACES; MONOLAYER ADSORPTION; N ,N-DIMETHYLDODECYLAMINE; OIL SOLUBLE; POLAR COMPONENTS; SURFACE ENERGIES; SURFACE ENERGY ANALYSIS; TGA; WATER ADSORPTION; WATER ADSORPTION ENTHALPY; WATER FILM; WATER VAPOR ADSORPTION; WETTABILITY ALTERATION; WETTABILITY INDEX;

DEWATERING;

ALUMINUM SILICATE; CALCIUM CARBONATE; DODECYLAMINE; HYDROCARBON; SILICON DIOXIDE; STEARIC ACID;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; ENERGY; ENTHALPY; FILM; HUMIDITY; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; ISOTHERM; LIQUEFACTION; POWDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE PROPERTY; THERMOGRAVIMETRY; WATER VAPOR; WETTABILITY;

EID: 79959743077     PISSN: 09277757     EISSN: 18734359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2011.03.021     Document Type: Article

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