Polymer-functionalized nanoparticles for improving waterflood sweep efficiency: Characterization and transport properties

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 50, Issue 23, 2011, Pages 13030-13036

  Ponnapati, R ^a   Karazincir, O ^a,b   Dao, E ^a,c   Ng, R ^b   Mohanty, K K ^a,c   Krishnamoorti, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^b CHEVRON ENERGY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY   (United States)

^c The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEREA SANDSTONE; LIVING RADICAL POLYMERIZATION; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; MULTI-PHASE TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; NANO-COMPOSITE PARTICLE; POLYMER BRUSHES; POLYMER NANOPARTICLES; SILICA NANOPARTICLES; SURFACE GRAFTING; SWEEP EFFICIENCY; VISCOSITY INCREASE; WATER DISPERSIBLE; WATER FLOOD; WATERFLOOD RESIDUAL OIL; WATERSOLUBLE POLYMERS;

DISPERSIONS; ETHYLENE; FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); LIVING POLYMERIZATION; POROUS MATERIALS; SILICA; SILICON COMPOUNDS; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

NANOPARTICLES;

EID: 82555165496     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: 15205045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie2019257     Document Type: Article

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