Synthesis and Performance of a New Surfactant for Enhanced Oil Recovery

Due to the high cost of surfactant production caused by petrochemical feedstocks, considerable attention has been given to non-edible vegetable oils as an alternative source of feedstock. In this paper, a new non-edible oil derived surfactant based on Jatropha plant is synthesized. A single step ro...

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Main Authors: Elraies, Khaled A, Isa, M Tan, Saaid, I.
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spelling utp-eprints.81852017-03-20T08:15:46Z Synthesis and Performance of a New Surfactant for Enhanced Oil Recovery Elraies, Khaled A Isa, M Tan Saaid, I. T Technology (General) Due to the high cost of surfactant production caused by petrochemical feedstocks, considerable attention has been given to non-edible vegetable oils as an alternative source of feedstock. In this paper, a new non-edible oil derived surfactant based on Jatropha plant is synthesized. A single step route was used for synthesizing epoxidized methyl ester sulfonate (EMES) for enhanced oil recovery application. The performance of the resultant surfactant was studied by measuring the interfacial tension between the surfactant solution and crude oil, and its thermal stability at reservoir temperature. The EMES showed properties similar to sodium dodecyl sulfate, such as the reduction of interfacial tension to 3.45 mN/m. The advantage of the newly EMES is the low cost of production that makes it a promising surfactant for enhanced oil recovery application and other uses. Research India Publications 2009 Citation Index Journal PeerReviewed application/pdf http://eprints.utp.edu.my/8185/1/Synthesis_and_Performance_of_a_New_Surfactant_for.pdf http://www.ripublication.com/ijpst.htm Elraies, Khaled A and Isa, M Tan and Saaid, I. (2009) Synthesis and Performance of a New Surfactant for Enhanced Oil Recovery. [Citation Index Journal] http://eprints.utp.edu.my/8185/
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topic T Technology (General)
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Elraies, Khaled A
Isa, M Tan
Saaid, I.
Synthesis and Performance of a New Surfactant for Enhanced Oil Recovery
description Due to the high cost of surfactant production caused by petrochemical feedstocks, considerable attention has been given to non-edible vegetable oils as an alternative source of feedstock. In this paper, a new non-edible oil derived surfactant based on Jatropha plant is synthesized. A single step route was used for synthesizing epoxidized methyl ester sulfonate (EMES) for enhanced oil recovery application. The performance of the resultant surfactant was studied by measuring the interfacial tension between the surfactant solution and crude oil, and its thermal stability at reservoir temperature. The EMES showed properties similar to sodium dodecyl sulfate, such as the reduction of interfacial tension to 3.45 mN/m. The advantage of the newly EMES is the low cost of production that makes it a promising surfactant for enhanced oil recovery application and other uses.
format Citation Index Journal
author Elraies, Khaled A
Isa, M Tan
Saaid, I.
author_sort Elraies, Khaled A
title Synthesis and Performance of a New Surfactant for Enhanced Oil Recovery
title_short Synthesis and Performance of a New Surfactant for Enhanced Oil Recovery
title_full Synthesis and Performance of a New Surfactant for Enhanced Oil Recovery
title_fullStr Synthesis and Performance of a New Surfactant for Enhanced Oil Recovery
title_full_unstemmed Synthesis and Performance of a New Surfactant for Enhanced Oil Recovery
title_sort synthesis and performance of a new surfactant for enhanced oil recovery
publisher Research India Publications
publishDate 2009
url http://eprints.utp.edu.my/8185/1/Synthesis_and_Performance_of_a_New_Surfactant_for.pdf
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