Alkyl Polyglycoside/1-Naphthol Formulations: A Case Study of Surfactant Enhanced Oil Recovery
Stefan Iglauer, Yilei Wu, Patrick J. Shuler, Yongchun Tang, William A. Goddard III
2011Tenside Surfactants Detergents, 48(2), 121-12620cited
Abstract
We present a case study of surfactant enhanced oil recovery using Alkyl polyglucoside/1-naphthol formulations. Alkyl polyglucosides are a green, non-toxic and renewable surfactant class synthesized out of agricultural raw materials. We measured interfacial tensions versus n-octane and viscosities of these formulations and conducted one coreflood enhanced oil recovery (EOR) experiment where we recovered 82.6 % of initial oil in place demonstrating that these formulations are efficient EOR agents.
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Iglauer, S., Wu, Y., Shuler, P. J., Tang, Y., & III, W. A. G. (2011). Alkyl Polyglycoside/1-Naphthol Formulations: A Case Study of Surfactant Enhanced Oil Recovery. *Tenside Surfactants Detergents*, *48*(2), 121-126. https://doi.org/10.3139/113.110111