@inproceedings{3666d42e5b1f4864808bfc8564d85cb3,
title = "Alkyl polyglycoside/1-naphthol formulations with ultra-low interfacial tensions against N-octane for enhanced oil recovery",
abstract = "We present Alkyl polyglycoside (APG)/1-naphthol formulations which show ultra-low interfacial tensions (IFT) against n-octane. We demonstrate that 1-naphthol is very efficient as a cosolvent in terms of reducing IFT. These formulations are therefore potentially suitable as agents for enhanced oil recovery (EOR). An increasing APG concentration strongly increased viscosity, and the formulations showed shear-thinning behavior. In a coreflood EOR test we showed that this type of formulation significantly increased oil production.",
keywords = "1-naphthol, Alkyl polyglucoside, Cosolvent, Enhanced oil recovery, Shear-thinning, Surfactant flooding, Ultra-low interfacial tension",
author = "Stefan Iglauer and Yongfu Wu and Patrick Shuler and Yongchun Tang and William Goddard",
year = "2010",
month = jan,
day = "1",
doi = "10.2118/130404-ms",
language = "English",
isbn = "9781617386671",
series = "72nd European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers Conference and Exhibition 2010: A New Spring for Geoscience. Incorporating SPE EUROPEC 2010",
publisher = "Society of Petroleum Engineers",
pages = "983--994",
booktitle = "Society of Petroleum Engineers - 72nd European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers Conference and Exhibition 2010 - Incorporating SPE EUROPEC 2010",
}