Foam stability in the presence of oil: Effect of surfactant concentration and oil type

Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects

Volumn 438, Issue , 2013, Pages 148-158

  Simjoo, M ^a   Rezaei, T ^b,c   Andrianov, A ^d   Zitha, P L J ^b  

^a SAHAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^c PanTerra Geoscience BV   (Netherlands)

^d SHELL GLOBAL SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL B V   (United States)

Author keywords

Foam stability; Foam oil interaction; Foamability; Oil type; Surfactant concentration

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CHAINS; DECAY (ORGANIC); ENHANCED RECOVERY; LIQUIDS; PARAFFINS; STABILITY;

FOAM STABILITY; FOAM-OIL INTERACTIONS; FOAMABILITY; OIL TYPE; SURFACTANT CONCENTRATIONS;

SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

ALKANE; ALKENESULFONIC ACID; CARBON; NITROGEN; OIL; SURFACTANT;

ARTICLE; FLOW RATE; FOAM STABILITY; FOAMING; LABORATORY; LIQUID; PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLUBILIZATION;

EID: 84887826550     PISSN: 09277757     EISSN: 18734359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2013.05.062     Document Type: Article

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