Mechanistic study of wettability alteration of quartz surface induced by nonionic surfactants and interaction between crude oil and quartz in the presence of sodium chloride salt

Energy and Fuels

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 3634-3643

  Bera, Achinta ^a   Kissmathulla, S ^a   Ojha, Keka ^a   Kumar, T ^a   Mandal, Ajay ^a  

^a INDIAN SCHOOL OF MINES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACID NUMBERS; ACIDIC NATURE; ETHYLENE OXIDE NUMBERS; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; MECHANISTIC STUDIES; OIL VISCOSITY; OPTIMAL SALINITY; QUARTZ SURFACES; SCANNING ELECTRONS; SURFACE TENSION VALUES; SYSTEMATIC VARIATION; TEMPERATURE INCREASE; WATER SALINITY; WATER SYSTEM; WETTABILITY ALTERATION;

CONTACT ANGLE; CRITICAL MICELLE CONCENTRATION; CRUDE OIL; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; NONIONIC SURFACTANTS; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SURFACE TENSION;

QUARTZ;

EID: 84862668705     PISSN: 08870624     EISSN: 15205029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ef300472k     Document Type: Conference Paper

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