Mobility control through spontaneous formation of nanoparticle stabilized emulsions

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 38, Issue 24, 2011, Pages

  Dicarlo, D A ^a   Aminzadeh, B ^a   Roberts, M ^a   Chung, D H ^a   Bryant, S L ^a   Huh, C ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMULSIFICATION; SILICA;

BULK PHASE; IN-SITU; LEADING EDGE; MOBILITY CONTROL; N-OCTANES; NANOPARTICLE STABILIZED EMULSIONS; NON-WETTING; SILICA NANOPARTICLES; SPONTANEOUS FORMATION; STABILIZING AGENTS; VISCOUS INSTABILITY;

NANOPARTICLES;

DISPLACEMENT; DROPLET; MEASUREMENT METHOD; MOBILITY; PARTICULATE MATTER; SILICA; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; STABILIZATION; VISCOSITY;

EID: 84855389055     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011GL050147     Document Type: Article

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