Solution property investigation of combination flooding systems consisting of gemini-non-ionic mixed surfactant and hydrophobically associating polyacrylamide for enhanced oil recovery

Energy and Fuels

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 2116-2123

  Guo, Yong Jun ^a   Liu, Jian Xin ^a   Zhang, Xin Ming ^a   Feng, Ru Sen ^a   Li, Hua Bin ^a   Zhang, Jian ^b   Lv, Xing ^b   Luo, Ping Ya ^a  

^a SOUTHWEST PETROLEUM UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CNOOC RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING TIME; ANIONIC GEMINI SURFACTANT; CHROMATOGRAPHIC SEPARATIONS; ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY; FLOODING SYSTEM; GEMINI SURFACTANT; HYDROPHOBICALLY ASSOCIATING; INCREASING VISCOSITY; MASS RATIO; MIXED SURFACTANT; OPTIMAL FORMULATION; SOLUTION PROPERTY; SURFACTANT CONCENTRATIONS; TRITON X-100;

ADSORPTION; CRITICAL MICELLE CONCENTRATION; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY;

ENHANCED RECOVERY;

EID: 84860183245     PISSN: 08870624     EISSN: 15205029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ef202005p     Document Type: Article

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