Sulfonation of phenols extracted from the pyrolysis oil of oil palm shells for enhanced oil recovery.

• Main Authors: Awang, Mariyamni, Goh , Meng Seng
• Format: Article
• Published: 2008
• Subjects: TN Mining engineering. Metallurgy
• Online Access: http://eprints.utp.edu.my/2879/1/Sulfonation-of-phenols-extracted-from-the-pyrolysis-oil-of-oil-palm-shells-for-enhanced-oil-recovery._2008_ChemSusChem.pdf; http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-48849103081&partnerID=40&md5=0ade9870c504ab3b85bb9b141ec41b46; http://eprints.utp.edu.my/2879/
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Petronas

The cost of chemicals prohibits many technically feasible enhanced oil recovery methods to be applied in oil fields. It is shown that by-products from oil palm processing can be a source of valuable chemicals. Analysis of the pyrolysis oil from oil palm shells, a by-product of the palm oil industry,...