Formulation, optimization and application of triglyceride microemulsion in enhanced oil recovery

Industrial Crops and Products

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 6-14

  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; AMBIENT CONDITIONS; AQUEOUS PHASE; CHEMICAL FLOODING; ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY; GLYCERYL MONOOLEATE; N-OCTANES; OIL PHASE; PALM OIL; SAND PACK; TERTIARY OIL RECOVERY; TOTAL OIL RECOVERY; TRIGLYCERIDE;

FLOODS; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; TERTIARY RECOVERY; VEGETABLE OILS;

MICROEMULSIONS;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; EMULSION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; OPTIMIZATION; POLYMER; VEGETABLE OIL;

EID: 84864072674     PISSN: 09266690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2012.07.002     Document Type: Article

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