Recent Developments on Surfactants for Enhanced Oil Recovery
Xu Han, Ming Lu, Yixuan Fan, Yuxi Li, Krister Holmberg
Abstract
Abstract This review discusses surfactants used for chemical flooding, including surfactant-polymer flooding and alkali-surfactant-polymer flooding. The review, unlike most previous reviews in the field, has a surfactant focus, not a focus on the flooding process. It deals with recent results, mainly from 2010 and onward. Older literature is referred to when needed in order to put more recent findings into a perspective.
Topics & Concepts
Pulmonary surfactantChemistryFlooding (psychology)Enhanced oil recoveryPolymerChemical engineeringPetroleum engineeringPolymer scienceOrganic chemistryGeologyEngineeringPsychologyBiochemistryPsychotherapistEnhanced Oil Recovery TechniquesPetroleum Processing and AnalysisHydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis