The effect of pressure on the phase behavior of surfactant systems: An experimental study

Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects

Volumn 415, Issue , 2012, Pages 159-166

  Sandersen, Sara Bülow ^a   Stenby, Erling H ^a   von Solms, Nicolas ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Emulsions; Enhanced oil recovery; High pressure; IFT; Phase behavior; Surfactant flooding; Surfactants

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; CRUDE OIL; EMULSIONS; ENHANCED RECOVERY; FLOODS; MICROEMULSIONS; OIL WELL FLOODING; PHASE BEHAVIOR; RESERVOIRS (WATER); WATER INJECTION;

CO-SURFACTANTS; DODECYL SULFATE; EFFECT OF PRESSURE; EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE; ELEVATED PRESSURE; ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; HIGH PRESSURE; IFT; INCREASE IN PRESSURE; INCREASED TEMPERATURE; MATURE OIL; PRESSURE AND TEMPERATURE; RESERVOIR RECOVERY; SURFACTANT FLOODING; SURFACTANT SYSTEM;

SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

BUTANOL; DODECYL SULFATE SODIUM; HEPTANE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SURFACTANT; WATER;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84870275818     PISSN: 09277757     EISSN: 18734359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2012.09.006     Document Type: Article

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