Effect of Interfacial Alcohol Concentrations on Oil Solubilization by Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate Micelles

Zhou, Meifang; Rhue, R. D.

doi:10.1006/jcis.2000.6924

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“…It is considered that these co-solvents have well-documented roles in microemulsion-based EOR applications (Pattarino et al 2000;Zhou and Rhue 2000). Some of the functions include:…”

Section: Co-surfactantsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Review of surfactant-assisted chemical enhanced oil recovery for carbonate reservoirs: challenges and future perspectives

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“…It is considered that these co-solvents have well-documented roles in microemulsion-based EOR applications (Pattarino et al 2000;Zhou and Rhue 2000). Some of the functions include:…”

Section: Co-surfactantsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Review of surfactant-assisted chemical enhanced oil recovery for carbonate reservoirs: challenges and future perspectives

et al. 2017

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“…The addition of medium chain alcohols such as propan-2-ol, butanol or isoamyl alcohol, for example, has been shown to facilitate the preparation of microemulsions suitable for EOR [3,36].…”

Section: Film Formationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Evaluating the potential of natural surfactants in the petroleum industry: the case of hydrophobins

Blešić

Dichiarante

Milani

et al. 2017

Pure and Applied Chemistry

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Enhancing oil recovery from currently available reservoirs is a major issue for petroleum companies. Among the possible strategies towards this, chemical flooding through injection of surfactants into the wells seems to be particularly promising, thanks to their ability to reduce oil/water interfacial tension that promotes oil mobilization. Environmental concerns about the use of synthetic surfactants led to a growing interest in their replacement with surfactants of biological origin, such as lipopeptides and glycolipids produced by several microorganisms. Hydrophobins are small amphiphilic proteins produced by filamentous fungi with high surface activity and good emulsification properties, and may represent a novel sustainable tool for this purpose. We report here a thorough study of their stability and emulsifying performance towards a model hydrocarbon mixture, in conditions that mimic those of real oil reservoirs (high salinity and high temperature). Due to the moderate interfacial tension reduction induced in such conditions, the application of hydrophobins in enhanced oil recovery techniques does not appear feasible at the moment, at least in absence of co-surfactants. On the other hand, the obtained results showed the potential of hydrophobins in promoting the formation of a gel-like emulsion 'barrier' at the oil/water interface.

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“…The behavior of sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) micelles in the presence of n-alcohols has been extensively investigated (2,3,7,10,(12)(13)(14)(15)(16)(17)(18). However, micellization studies with hydrophilic alcohols and diols with the same number of carbons but different molecular structure have only recently been carried out (19,20).…”

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confidence: 99%

The Change in the Properties of Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate Micelles upon Addition of Isomeric and Unsaturated Short-Chain Alcohols Probed by Photophysical Methods

Romani

Gehlen

Lima

et al. 2001

Journal of Colloid and Interface Science

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Effect of Interfacial Alcohol Concentrations on Oil Solubilization by Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate Micelles

Cited by 28 publications

References 25 publications

Review of surfactant-assisted chemical enhanced oil recovery for carbonate reservoirs: challenges and future perspectives

Review of surfactant-assisted chemical enhanced oil recovery for carbonate reservoirs: challenges and future perspectives

Evaluating the potential of natural surfactants in the petroleum industry: the case of hydrophobins

The Change in the Properties of Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate Micelles upon Addition of Isomeric and Unsaturated Short-Chain Alcohols Probed by Photophysical Methods

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