Effect of organic alkali on interfacial tensions of surfactant solutions against crude oils

Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects

Volumn 470, Issue , 2015, Pages 171-178

  Yuan, Fu Qing ^a,b   Cheng, Yu Qiao ^b   Wang, Hong Yan ^b   Xu, Zhi Cheng ^c   Zhang, Lei ^c   Zhang, Lu ^c   Zhao, Sui ^c  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM   (China)

^b SINOPEC   (China)

^c TECHNICAL INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY   (China)

Author keywords

Crude oil; Dynamic interfacial tension; Organic alkali; Petroleum sulfonate; Surfactant

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; FATTY ACIDS; MOLECULES; OIL SHALE; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

DYNAMIC INTERFACIAL TENSION; OPTIMUM CONDITIONS; ORGANIC ALKALI; PETROLEUM SULFONATE; SURFACTANT CONCENTRATIONS; SURFACTANT MOLECULES; SURFACTANT SOLUTION; SYNERGISTIC EFFECT;

CRUDE OIL;

ALKALI; AROMATIC CARBOXYLIC ACID; FATTY ACID; PETROLEUM; SURFACTANT;

ADSORPTION; ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL INTERACTION; CHEMICAL REACTION; INTERFACIAL TENSION; IONIZATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TENSION;

EID: 84923029320     PISSN: 09277757     EISSN: 18734359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2015.01.059     Document Type: Article

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