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Insight into hydrophobic interactions between methyl ester sulfonate (MES) and polyacrylamide in alkaline-surfactant-polymer (ASP) flooding

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The interaction between methyl ester sulfonate (MES) surfactant and polyacrylamide (PAM) polymer in alkaline-surfactant-polymer (ASP) flooding due to electrostatic charges and hydrophobicity of both elements at the interface was investigated. In the ASP flooding, sodium hydroxide (NaOH) and sodium carbonate (Na2CO3) were used as alkali. At high PAM concentrations, the strong hydrophobic interaction between the PAM backbone and the carbon chain of MES destabilizes surfactant packing at the interface, increasing interfacial tension (IFT). The higher conductivity value of the ASP slug (15 mS/cm) compared to the alkali-surfactant (AS) slug (7 mS/cm) indicates a strong electrostatic interaction caused by the rapid mobilization of free surfactant molecules across the PAM backbone at the water-oil interface. The lowest IFT value for ASP flooding was 0.28 mN/m. Sand pack flooding tests showed that the optimum PAM concentration in ASP flooding was 1,000 ppm, resulting in a 20–35% oil recovery. A negative effect of PAM on the oil recovery was observed at a higher PAM concentration of 9,000 ppm. IFT and mobility ratios were irregularly related to the oil recovery. At 1,000 ppm PAM, the oil recovery for ASP slug with MES and commercial surfactant sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) was 25% and 20%, respectively, indicating that MES is superior to SDS.

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The authors gratefully acknowledge the financial support from Universiti Putra Malaysia under the IPS Putra Grant 9580400 and Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia throughout the project.

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  1. Institute of Advanced Technology, UPM, 43400, Serdang, Malaysia

    Saiful Hafiz Habib

  2. Institute of Plantation Studies, UPM, 43400, Serdang, Malaysia

    Dina Kania & Robiah Yunus

  3. Chemical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, University Malaya, 506300, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

    Badrul Hisham Mohamad Jan

  4. Chemical and Environmental Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, UPM Serdang, Serdang, 43400, Malaysia

    Robiah Yunus & Dayang Radiah Awang Biak

  5. Process and Food Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, UPM Serdang, Serdang, 43400, Malaysia

    Rabitah Zakaria

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Habib, S.H., Kania, D., Yunus, R. et al. Insight into hydrophobic interactions between methyl ester sulfonate (MES) and polyacrylamide in alkaline-surfactant-polymer (ASP) flooding. Korean J. Chem. Eng. 38, 2353–2364 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11814-021-0885-2

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