Quaternary ammonium gemini surfactants having different spacer length as clay swelling inhibitors: Mechanism and performance evaluation
Mobeen Murtaza, Muhammad Shahzad Kamal, Syed Muhammad Shakil Hussain, Mohamed Mahmoud, Nadeem Ahmed Syed
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SwellingZeta potentialAdsorptionChemical engineeringPulmonary surfactantDrilling fluidWettingChemistryIntercalation (chemistry)Swelling capacityMaterials scienceCationic polymerizationRheologyScanning electron microscopeComposite materialOrganic chemistryNanoparticleMetallurgyEngineeringDrillingDrilling and Well EngineeringHydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir AnalysisReservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods