Screening of microemulsion properties for application in enhanced oil recovery

Fuel

Volumn 121, Issue , 2014, Pages 198-207

  Bera, Achinta ^a   Kumar, T ^a   Ojha, Keka ^a   Mandal, Ajay ^a  

^a INDIAN SCHOOL OF MINES   (India)

Author keywords

Enhanced oil recovery; Interfacial tension; Microemulsion flooding; Microemulsion phase behavior; Particle size distribution

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION CHARACTERISTIC; ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY; EXTRACTION EFFICIENCIES; LASER LIGHT SCATTERING; NATURAL OIL RESERVOIRS; ORIGINAL OIL IN PLACES; PSEUDOTERNARY PHASE DIAGRAMS; SINGLE-PHASE MICROEMULSION;

ENHANCED RECOVERY; FLOODS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; SURFACE TENSION;

MICROEMULSIONS;

EID: 84892681769     PISSN: 00162361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2013.12.051     Document Type: Article

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