A review of high‐temperature foam for improving steam flooding effect: mechanism and application of foam

F Zhao, K Wang, G Li, G Zhu, L Liu… - Energy …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
With the exploitation of light oil approaching saturation, the exploitation of heavy oil is of
particular importance. Thermal recovery technology is typically used in heavy oil recovery …

Comparative studies on foam stability, oil-film interaction and fire extinguishing performance for fluorine-free and fluorinated foams

X Yu, N Jiang, X Miao, F Li, J Wang, R Zong… - Process Safety and …, 2020 - Elsevier
The application of fluorocarbon surfactants in fire-fighting foam has been restricted due to
their serious environmental hazards. Thus, it is necessary to develop the fluorine-free foam …

Surfactant screening for foam EOR: Correlation between bulk and core-flood experiments

SA Jones, V Van Der Bent, R Farajzadeh… - Colloids and Surfaces A …, 2016 - Elsevier
Aqueous foams play an important role in many industrial processes, from ore separation by
froth flotation to enhanced oil recovery (EOR). In the latter case, the foam is used as a means …

Foaming in micellar solutions: Effects of surfactant, salt, and oil concentrations

MR Behera, SR Varade, P Ghosh, P Paul… - Industrial & …, 2014 - ACS Publications
Foaming in products based on micellar solutions has considerable importance in various
consumer applications, such as washing and cleaning. In this work, the effects of surfactant …

The role of emulsification and IFT reduction in recovering heavy oil during alkaline‑surfactant-assisted CO2 foam flooding: an experimental study

J Zhao, F Torabi, J Yang - Fuel, 2022 - Elsevier
A comprehensive experimental study is performed to investigate the performance of alkali-
surfactant (AS) assisted foam flooding as a means of tertiary Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) …

Interfacial rheology insights: particle texture and Pickering foam stability

N Brown, A de la Pena, S Razavi - Journal of Physics …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Interfacial rheology studies were conducted to establish a connection between the
rheological characteristics of particle-laden interfaces and the stability of Pickering foams …

Influence of external conditions on the stability of inorganic gel foam and exploration of the mechanism of action

N Lai, J Zhao, J Wang, L Gao, Q He - Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2023 - Elsevier
Foams are widely used in tertiary oil recovery because of their dual function (profile control
and oil displacement), and foam stability is still the focus of research when implementing …

Formation of stable aqueous foams on the ethanol layer: Synergistic stabilization of fluorosurfactant and polymers

X Yu, N Jiang, X Miao, R Zong, Y Sheng, C Li… - Colloids and Surfaces A …, 2020 - Elsevier
The extreme instability of aqueous foams on the ethanol layer is an important issue to
consider in the application of fire-fighting foams. We attempt making stable aqueous foams …

Roles of catanionic surfactant mixtures on the stability of foams in the presence of oil

C Wang, H Fang, Q Gong, Z Xu, Z Liu, L Zhang… - Energy & …, 2016 - ACS Publications
The stability of foams in the presence of oil is a crucial factor for foam displacement process
in enhanced oil recovery. After the test of foam stability in the presence of oil of the mixtures …

Oil effect on CO2 foam stabilized by a switchable amine surfactant at high temperature and high salinity

H Chen, AS Elhag, Y Chen, JA Noguera, AM AlSumaiti… - Fuel, 2018 - Elsevier
Despite the possible detrimental effect of oil on foam displacement processes in CO 2 EOR
the effect of oil on dense CO 2 foams has received little attention relative to air foams or low …