Mechanistic study of wettability alteration of oil-wet sandstone surface using different surfactants

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 330, Issue , 2015, Pages 56-64

  Hou, Bao Feng ^a   Wang, Ye Fei ^a   Huang, Yong ^a  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM   (China)

Author keywords

AFM; FTIR; Mechanism; Sandstone; Surfactant; Wettability alteration

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BIOPHYSICS; CATIONIC SURFACTANTS; CRUDE OIL; DYES; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; HYDROGEN BONDS; HYDROPHOBICITY; MECHANISMS; NONIONIC SURFACTANTS; SANDSTONE; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; WETTING;

CARBOXYLIC ACID GROUPS; ELECTROSTATIC REPULSION; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED; FTIR; HYDROPHOBIC INTERACTIONS; NEGATIVELY CHARGED SURFACES; WETTABILITY ALTERATION; ZETA POTENTIAL MEASUREMENTS;

ANIONIC SURFACTANTS;

EID: 84924069079     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2014.12.185     Document Type: Article

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