Stability of the oil-water emulsion formed during amphiphilic polymer flooding

Petroleum Science and Technology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 142-147

  Qiu, J ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Aggregation; Amphiphilic polymer; CAC; O W emulsion; Stability

Indexed keywords

AMPHIPHILIC POLYMERS; CAC; CRITICAL AGGREGATION CONCENTRATION; CRUDE OIL EMULSION; HOLDING TEMPERATURES; HYDROPHOBIC GROUPS; O/W EMULSIONS; OIL-WATER EMULSION; POLYMER CONCENTRATIONS;

AGGLOMERATION; CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; CRUDE OIL; EMULSIONS; FLOODS; STABILITY;

POLYMERS;

EID: 84871254492     PISSN: 10916466     EISSN: 15322459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10916466.2011.603006     Document Type: Article

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