Formulation and phase behavior study of a nonionic triglyceride microemulsion to increase hydrocarbon production

Industrial Crops and Products

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 15-24

  Jeirani, Z ^a   Mohamed Jan, B ^a   Si Ali, B ^a   Noor, I M ^a   See, C H ^b   Saphanuchart, W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b BCI Chemical Corporation Sdn Bhd   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Chemical flooding; Enhanced oil recovery; Microemulsion; Palm oil; Triglyceride

Indexed keywords

ALKYL POLYGLYCOSIDES; CHEMICAL FLOODING; CO-SURFACTANTS; ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY; FLUID INJECTIONS; GLYCERYL MONOOLEATE; HYDROCARBON PRODUCTION; IN-SITU; N-OCTANES; NONIONIC; PALM OIL; PHASE BEHAVIOR STUDY; ROCK PORE; SURFACTANT CONCENTRATIONS; TERTIARY OIL RECOVERY; TRIGLYCERIDE;

FLOODS; HYDROCARBONS; PHASE BEHAVIOR; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; TERTIARY RECOVERY; VEGETABLE OILS;

MICROEMULSIONS;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EMULSION; ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY; HYDROCARBON TECHNOLOGY; OIL PRODUCTION; OPTIMIZATION; PORE SPACE; SOLUBILIZATION; SURFACTANT;

EID: 84864051697     PISSN: 09266690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2012.07.004     Document Type: Article

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