Application of commercial zwitterionic surfactants and ionic liquids to reduce interfacial tension and alter wettability in a carbonate reservoir

Zhaleh Ahsaei,Moein Nabipour,Amin Azdarpour,Rafael M. Santos,Erfan Mohammadian,Parham Babakhani,Hossein Hamidi,Mohammad Afkhami Karaei,Ali Esfandiarian

Application of commercial zwitterionic surfactants and ionic liquids to reduce interfacial tension and alter wettability in a carbonate reservoir

2019

Zhaleh Ahsaei
Moein Nabipour
Amin Azdarpour
Rafael M. Santos
Erfan Mohammadian
Parham Babakhani
Hossein Hamidi
Mohammad Afkhami Karaei
Ali Esfandiarian

ABSTRACTInterfacial tension (IFT) reduction and wettability alteration are major mechanisms to chemically enhanced oil recovery (CEOR) in carbonate reservoirs. The purpose of this research was to i...

Keywords:

Wetting
Chemistry
Ionic liquid
Organic chemistry
Chemical engineering
Carbonate
Surface tension
Seawater
crude oil
Enhanced oil recovery
Chloride

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