Most common surfactants employed in chemical enhanced oil recovery

Chemical enhanced oil recovery (EOR) and particularly surfactant injection has recently received a great deal of attention. The suggested recovery mechanisms after injecting surfactants include wettability alteration and IFT reduction. If a surfactant is properly selected according to the environmen...

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Main Authors: Chegenizadeh Negin, Saeedi Ali, Quan Xie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2017-06-01
Series:Petroleum
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405656116300621