Size-dependent properties of silica nanoparticles for Pickering stabilization of emulsions and foams

Journal of Nanoparticle Research

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2016, Pages

  Kim, Ijung ^a   Worthen, Andrew J ^a   Johnston, Keith P ^a   DiCarlo, David A ^a   Huh, Chun ^a  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

Author keywords

CO2 foam; Emulsion; Interface; Nanoparticles; Size

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; EMULSIFICATION; EMULSIONS; ENHANCED RECOVERY; FLOW VELOCITY; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); OIL FIELDS; OIL WELL FLOODING; SANDSTONE; SILICA; SURFACE TREATMENT; VISCOSITY;

APPARENT VISCOSITY; DIFFERENT SIZES; ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY; HARSH ENVIRONMENT; NANOPARTICLE SIZES; NUMBER CONCENTRATION; SILICA NANOPARTICLES; SIZE;

NANOPARTICLES;

CARBON DIOXIDE; SILICA NANOPARTICLE;

ADSORPTION KINETICS; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BENDING ELASTICITY; CHEMICAL PARAMETERS; CHEMICAL PROCEDURES; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DISPERSION; DROPLET SIZE; ELASTICITY; EMULSION; ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY; FLOW RATE; FOAM; FOAM APPARENT VISCOSITY; HYDROPHILICITY; MATERIAL COATING; MOLECULAR STABILITY; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; PHASE SEPARATION; PHOTON CORRELATION SPECTROSCOPY; PICKERING STABILIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALT STRESS; SIZE DEPENDENT PROPERTY; STATIC ELECTRICITY; SURFACE AREA TO VOLUME RATIO; SURFACE COATING; SURFACE PROPERTY; SURFACE TENSION; SURFACE WETTABILITY; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; THERMODYNAMICS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASOUND; VISCOSITY; ZETA POTENTIAL;

EID: 84961674899     PISSN: 13880764     EISSN: 1572896X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11051-016-3395-0     Document Type: Article

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