Synthesis, physico-chemical properties and enhanced oil recovery flooding evaluation of novel zwitterionic gemini surfactants

Journal of Surfactants and Detergents

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1213-1222

  Dong, Zhen ^a   Zheng, Ying ^b   Zhao, Jianshe ^a  

^a NORTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Foaming; Interfacial tension; Sandstone microscopic model; Surface tension; Wetting ability; Zwitterionic gemini surfactants

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; FLOODS; OIL SHALE; RUNWAY FOAMING; SANDSTONE; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; SURFACE TENSION; WETTING;

DISPLACEMENT EFFICIENCY; ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY; FOAMING ABILITY; HYDROPHOBIC TAILS; MICROSCOPIC MODELING; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; WETTING ABILITY; ZWITTERIONIC GEMINI SURFACTANTS;

ENHANCED RECOVERY;

EID: 84911992262     PISSN: 10973958     EISSN: 15589293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11743-014-1616-z     Document Type: Article

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