Potential of Polysorbate20 surfactant for enhanced oil recovery

Surfactant for enhanced oil recovery (EOR) has been applied for many years, particularly in the 1970's and 1980's when the technology was put on a sound scientific basis. Unfortunately, the economic reality of the process performance in field trials has precluded widespread deployment of t...

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Main Authors: Wan Sulaiman, Wan Rosli, Sang, Kwon Park, Euy, Soo Lee
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spelling my.utm.334662018-10-14T08:19:08Z http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/33466/ Potential of Polysorbate20 surfactant for enhanced oil recovery Wan Sulaiman, Wan Rosli Sang, Kwon Park Euy, Soo Lee TP Chemical technology Surfactant for enhanced oil recovery (EOR) has been applied for many years, particularly in the 1970's and 1980's when the technology was put on a sound scientific basis. Unfortunately, the economic reality of the process performance in field trials has precluded widespread deployment of this technology. Many surfactants have been evaluated for their ability to recover incremental oil and this study is focusing on Polysorbate20 as a candidate for this EOR application. This laboratory study aims to determine the characteristics of Polysorbate20 surfactant, in particular for its capabilities to create low interfacial tensions (IFT) with n-alkane hydrocarbons. Certain formulated surfactant and cosolvent exhibit low interfacial tension (IFT) values of 0.01 dyne/cm or less versus n-octane. This surfactant was tested for EOR using coreflood tests on Berea sandstones. Laboratory tests had confirmed that the useful property which is to reduce the IFT by using Polysorbate20 formulations can be largely independent of both salinity and temperature. Preliminary studies also suggest Polysorbate20 has only modest adsorption between 0.10 to 0.11 mg/g onto crushed sandstone and between 15.33 to 17.62 mg/g onto kaolinite clay. Bentham Open 2012 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/33466/1/WanRosliWanSulaiman2012_PotentialofPolysorbate20SurfactantforEnhanced.pdf Wan Sulaiman, Wan Rosli and Sang, Kwon Park and Euy, Soo Lee (2012) Potential of Polysorbate20 surfactant for enhanced oil recovery. Open Petroleum Engineering Journal, 5 (1). pp. 63-68. ISSN 1874-8341 https://benthamopen.com/ABSTRACT/TOPEJ-5-63 DOI:10.2174/1874834101205010063
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Wan Sulaiman, Wan Rosli
Sang, Kwon Park
Euy, Soo Lee
Potential of Polysorbate20 surfactant for enhanced oil recovery
description Surfactant for enhanced oil recovery (EOR) has been applied for many years, particularly in the 1970's and 1980's when the technology was put on a sound scientific basis. Unfortunately, the economic reality of the process performance in field trials has precluded widespread deployment of this technology. Many surfactants have been evaluated for their ability to recover incremental oil and this study is focusing on Polysorbate20 as a candidate for this EOR application. This laboratory study aims to determine the characteristics of Polysorbate20 surfactant, in particular for its capabilities to create low interfacial tensions (IFT) with n-alkane hydrocarbons. Certain formulated surfactant and cosolvent exhibit low interfacial tension (IFT) values of 0.01 dyne/cm or less versus n-octane. This surfactant was tested for EOR using coreflood tests on Berea sandstones. Laboratory tests had confirmed that the useful property which is to reduce the IFT by using Polysorbate20 formulations can be largely independent of both salinity and temperature. Preliminary studies also suggest Polysorbate20 has only modest adsorption between 0.10 to 0.11 mg/g onto crushed sandstone and between 15.33 to 17.62 mg/g onto kaolinite clay.
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author Wan Sulaiman, Wan Rosli
Sang, Kwon Park
Euy, Soo Lee
author_facet Wan Sulaiman, Wan Rosli
Sang, Kwon Park
Euy, Soo Lee
author_sort Wan Sulaiman, Wan Rosli
title Potential of Polysorbate20 surfactant for enhanced oil recovery
title_short Potential of Polysorbate20 surfactant for enhanced oil recovery
title_full Potential of Polysorbate20 surfactant for enhanced oil recovery
title_fullStr Potential of Polysorbate20 surfactant for enhanced oil recovery
title_full_unstemmed Potential of Polysorbate20 surfactant for enhanced oil recovery
title_sort potential of polysorbate20 surfactant for enhanced oil recovery
publisher Bentham Open
publishDate 2012
url http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/33466/1/WanRosliWanSulaiman2012_PotentialofPolysorbate20SurfactantforEnhanced.pdf
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https://benthamopen.com/ABSTRACT/TOPEJ-5-63
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