Phase behaviour and thermodynamic properties of lamellar liquid crystal developed for viscoelastic surfactant based fracturing fluid

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 131, Issue , 2015, Pages 146-154

  Baruah, Atrayee ^a   Pathak, Akhilendra K ^a   Ojha, Keka ^a  

^a INDIAN SCHOOL OF MINES   (India)

Author keywords

Co surfactant; Gel; Lamellar; Liquid crystal; Nano particle; Proppant; Surfactant; Viscoelastic

Indexed keywords

FRACTURING FLUIDS; GELS; LAMELLAR STRUCTURES; LIQUID CRYSTALS; NANOPARTICLES; PROPPANTS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; VISCOELASTICITY;

CO-SURFACTANTS; LAMELLAR; LAMELLAR LIQUID CRYSTAL; PROPPANT; PROPPANT SUSPENSION; VISCOELASTIC; VISCOELASTIC PROPERTIES; VISCOELASTIC SURFACTANTS;

SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

EID: 84928108671     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2015.03.067     Document Type: Article

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