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Surfactants for Enhanced Oil Recovery Applications

Abstract

Surfactants are essential chemicals and play a significant role in the upstream petroleum industry. Their interfacial properties and strong emulsification capabilities make them suitable for many operations involving surface and interfaces. Apart from that, surfactants are important chemicals and are widely used for other processes as well. They have an important role in demulsification, fracturing, drilling, cement slurries, acidization, transportation, corrosion inhibition.

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  1. Chemical Engineering, University of Gujrat, Gujrat, Pakistan

    Muhammad Sagir

  2. PETRONAS Research Sdn. Bhd., Selangor, Malaysia

    Muhammad Mushtaq

  3. Chemical Engineering, University of Gujrat, Gujrat, Pakistan

    M. Suleman Tahir

  4. Department of Physics, University of Gujrat, Gujrat, Pakistan

    Dr. Muhammad Bilal Tahir

  5. ADNOC, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

    Dr. Abdul Ravoof Shaik

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Sagir, M., Mushtaq, M., Tahir, M.S., Tahir, M.B., Shaik, A.R. (2020). Surfactant in Petroleum Industry. In: Surfactants for Enhanced Oil Recovery Applications. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-18785-9_2

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