Surfactants : fundamentals and applications in the petroleum industry / [edited by] Laurier L. Schramm.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Schramm, Laurier L., 1954- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Surface active agents--Industrial applications.

Surface active agents.

Petroleum industry and trade.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 621 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This 2000 book provides an introduction to the nature, occurrence, physical properties, propagation and uses of surfactants in the petroleum industry. It is aimed principally at scientists and engineers who may encounter or use surfactants, whether in process design, petroleum production, or research and development. The primary focus is on applications of the principles of colloid and interface science to surfactant applications in the petroleum industry, and includes attention to practical processes and problems. Applications of surfactants in the petroleum industry are of great practical importance and are also quite diverse, since surfactants may be applied to advantage throughout the petroleum production process: in reservoirs, in oil and gas wells, in surface processing operations, and in environmental, health and safety applications. In each case appropriate knowledge and practices determine the economic and technical successes of the industrial process concerned. The book includes a comprehensive glossary, indexed and fully cross-referenced.

Contents:

Surfactant Fundamentals. 1. Surfactants and Their Solutions: Basic Principles / Laurier L. Schramm and D. Gerrard Marangoni. 2. Characterization of Demulsifiers / R.J. Mikula and V.A. Munoz. 3. Emulsions and Foams in the Petroleum Industry / Laurier L. Schramm and Susan M. Kutay

Surfactants in Porous Media. 4. Surfactant Adsorption in Porous Media / Laura L. Wesson and Jeffrey H. Harwell. 5. Surfactant Induced Wettability Alteration in Porous Media / Eugene A. Spinler and Bernard A. Baldwin. 6. Surfactant Flooding in Enhanced Oil Recovery / Tor Austad and Jess Milter. 7. Scale-Up Evaluations and Simulations of Mobility Control Foams for Improved Oil Recovery / Fred Wassmuth, Laurier L. Schramm and Karin Mannhardt / [and others].

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

1-316-17503-0

1-316-17810-2

1-316-17071-3

1-316-17393-3

0-511-97249-0

0-511-88954-2

0-511-52484-6