The effects of pH, time and temperature on the stability and viscosity of cellulose nanocrystal (CNC) dispersions: implications for use in enhanced oil recovery

Cellulose

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 2017, Pages 4479-4491

  Molnes, Silje N ^a,b   Paso, Kristofer G ^b   Strand, Skule ^a   Syverud, Kristin ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STAVANGER   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^c Papir og fiberinstituttet AS   (Norway)

Author keywords

CNC; Heat aging; Nanocellulose; Oil recovery; Stability; Temperature

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE; CELLULOSE DERIVATIVES; CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; DISPERSIONS; IONIZATION; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NANOCRYSTALS; OIL WELL FLOODING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; TEMPERATURE; VISCOSITY;

CELLULOSE NANOCRYSTAL (CNC); CHEMICAL ENVIRONMENT; ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY; HEAT AGING; NANO-CELLULOSE; OIL RECOVERIES; STABLE DISPERSIONS; VISCOSITY INCREASE;

ENHANCED RECOVERY;

AGING; CELLULOSE; CONCENTRATION; STABILITY; TEMPERATURE; VISCOSITY;

EID: 85028565735     PISSN: 09690239     EISSN: 1572882X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10570-017-1437-0     Document Type: Article

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