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Use of nanoparticles to improve the performance of sodium dodecyl sulfate flooding in a sandstone reservoir

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One of the prominent enhanced oil recovery (EOR) methods in oil reservoirs is surfactant flooding. The purpose of this research is to study the effect of nanoparticles on the surfactant adsorption. Real reservoir sandstone rock samples were implemented in adsorption tests. The ranges of the initial surfactant and nano silica concentrations were from 500 to 5000 ppm and 500 ppm to 2000 ppm, respectively. The commercial surfactant used is sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) as an ionic surfactant and two different types of nano silica were employed. The rate of surfactant losses extremely depends on the concentration of surfactant in the system, and it was found that the adsorption of surfactant decreased with increasing the concentration of nano silica. Also, it was found that hydrophobic nano silica is more effective than hydrophilic nanoparticles.

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Ahmadi, M.A. Use of nanoparticles to improve the performance of sodium dodecyl sulfate flooding in a sandstone reservoir. Eur. Phys. J. Plus 131, 435 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1140/epjp/i2016-16435-5

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