TY  - CONF
N1  - cited By 1; Conference of International Petroleum Technology Conference 2012, IPTC 2012 ; Conference Date: 7 February 2012 Through 9 February 2012; Conference Code:89836
N2  - Published research showed that alcohols are able to reduce the interfacial tension (IFT) between surfactant and oil when added even in small amounts. Much of the work had focused on primary alcohols. This paper presents our preliminary investigation on the effects of branched alcohols on interfacial tension changes in crude oil- sodium dodecyl sulphate mixtures. Branched alcohols are chosen because many forms of bio-waste contain a significant number of branched components and a cheaper product is expected if the natural structure of the feedstock can be exploited. Our results show that 0.5 wt of branched alcohols result in similar amount of reduction caused by 1 wt of sodium hydroxide. Sodium carbonate gives better performance than sodium hydroxide or the branched alcohols used, however its use is limited to low salinity conditions. More studies will be conducted with an emphasis on the effects of branching, solvation ratio and salinity. Copyright 2011, International Petroleum Technology Conference.
SP  - 2751
ID  - scholars2986
TI  - Enhancement of IFT reduction in surfactant flooding by branched alcohols
KW  - Bio-waste; Low salinity; Natural structures; Primary alcohols; Sodium carbonate; Sodium dodecyl sulphate; Sodium hydroxides; Surfactant and oil; Surfactant flooding
KW  -  Crude oil; Petroleum engineering; Salinity measurement; Surface active agents
KW  -  Sodium
CY  - Bangkok
AV  - none
A1  - Awang, M.
A1  - Dzulkarnain, I.
A1  - Zakaria, M.W.
UR  - https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84861361750&partnerID=40&md5=d0dab1d56e3c0386d34af9b1f50e0f2e
EP  - 2757
VL  - 3
Y1  - 2012///
SN  - 9781618396594
ER  -