A state-of-the-art review on the application of natural surfactants in enhanced oil recovery
Surfactant injection into a depleted hydrocarbon reservoir is one of the ways to reduce
residual oil saturation, thereby enhancing crude oil production. However, surfactants …
residual oil saturation, thereby enhancing crude oil production. However, surfactants …
Chemical enhanced oil recovery and the role of chemical product design
The current and prospective worldwide energy demands have led either to start exploiting
the more difficult and costly unconventional oil reserves, or to maximize the exploitation of …
the more difficult and costly unconventional oil reserves, or to maximize the exploitation of …
Review of the application of natural surfactants in enhanced oil recovery: state-of-the-art and perspectives
Injecting surfactant by means of chemical enhanced oil recovery (cEOR) has acquired
predominant attention in improving oil recovery by changing either fluid/rock and/or …
predominant attention in improving oil recovery by changing either fluid/rock and/or …
Polymeric surfactants for enhanced oil recovery: A review of recent progress
Chemical enhanced oil recovery (CEOR) is a well-recognized technique for exploiting the
original oil in place (OOIP) left behind in subsurface petroleum reservoirs after primary and …
original oil in place (OOIP) left behind in subsurface petroleum reservoirs after primary and …
Characterizations of surfactant synthesized from palm oil and its application in enhanced oil recovery
The present work deals with synthesis of an anionic biodegradable surfactant for application
in chemical enhanced oil recovery (EOR) process. Alpha sulfonated ethyl ester (α-SEE) was …
in chemical enhanced oil recovery (EOR) process. Alpha sulfonated ethyl ester (α-SEE) was …
Biosurfactant derived from fenugreek seeds and its impact on wettability alteration, oil recovery, and effluent treatment of a rock system of mixed composition
Surfactant flooding is a method practiced for chemically enhanced oil recovery (EOR) to
pursue oil displacement efficiency by lowering the interfacial tension and changing the …
pursue oil displacement efficiency by lowering the interfacial tension and changing the …
Synthesis, characterization, physical and thermodynamic properties of a novel anionic surfactant derived from Sapindus laurifolius
The present study deals with the synthesis, characterization, physical and thermodynamic
properties of a novel anionic surfactant derived from Sapindus laurifolius for its potential …
properties of a novel anionic surfactant derived from Sapindus laurifolius for its potential …
Exploring interfacial properties and thermodynamic parameters of synthesized biodegradable surfactants from Brassica Juncea and their emulsification characteristics
This study investigates the synthesis and characterization of four non-ionic surfactants of
different spacer lengths derived from Brassica Juncea (mustard oil) and explore their …
different spacer lengths derived from Brassica Juncea (mustard oil) and explore their …
Synthesis, characterization, and physicochemical properties of a series of quaternary gemini surfactants with different spacer lengths
The study deals with the synthesis and characterization, as well as the adsorption and
micellization behavior (including thermodynamics) in aqueous solution of a series of gemini …
micellization behavior (including thermodynamics) in aqueous solution of a series of gemini …
Phase behavior, solubilization, and phase transition of a microemulsion system stabilized by a novel surfactant synthesized from castor oil
Phase behavior, solubilization, and phase transition of a microemulsion system stabilized by
a castor oil-based novel surfactant (sodium methyl ester sulfonate) and cosurfactant (propan …
a castor oil-based novel surfactant (sodium methyl ester sulfonate) and cosurfactant (propan …