An Experimental Approach to Formulate Lignin-Based Surfactant for Enhanced Oil Recovery
The higher cost of chemical surfactants has been one of the main reasons for their limited used in enhanced oil recovery (EOR) process. Hence, the reason for developing lignin-based surfactant is to lower the cost of chemicals as it does not tie to the price of crude oil as compared to petroleum-bas...
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| description | The higher cost of chemical surfactants has been one of the main reasons for their limited used in enhanced oil recovery (EOR) process. Hence, the reason for developing lignin-based surfactant is to lower the cost of chemicals as it does not tie to the price of crude oil as compared to petroleum-based surfactants. Besides, lignin is biodegradable and easily extracted from plant waste. The objectives of this study are to determine the formulations of the lignin-based surfactant for EOR applications and to determine the oil recovery performance of the formulated surfactants through surfactant flooding. The lignin-based surfactants were formulated by mixing the lignin with the amine (polyacrylamide or hexamethylenetetramine) and the surfactant sodium dodecylbenzenesulfonate in a 20,000 ppm NaCl brine. Interfacial tension (IFT) of the formulated lignin-based surfactant is measured at ambient temperature using the spinning drop method. The displacement experiments were conducted at room temperature in glass beads pack holders filled with glass beads, saturated with paraffin and brine. The results of the study showed that the best formulation of lignin-based surfactant is using hexamethylenetetramine as the amine, lignin, and sodium dodecylbenzenesulfonate at 2% total active concentration. The oil recovery and interfacial tension using the lignin amine system is comparable with the commercial petroleum sulfonate system. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-2ed71ed17bb44c058c8ee8a9c44acf642025-08-20T03:55:07ZengWileyInternational Journal of Chemical Engineering1687-806X1687-80782019-01-01201910.1155/2019/41208594120859An Experimental Approach to Formulate Lignin-Based Surfactant for Enhanced Oil RecoveryKenny Ganie0Muhammad A Manan1Arif Ibrahim2Ahmad Kamal Idris3Department of Petroleum Engineering, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, 32610 Seri Iskandar, Perak, MalaysiaDepartment of Petroleum Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 Johor Bahru, Johor, MalaysiaDepartment of Petroleum Engineering, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, 32610 Seri Iskandar, Perak, MalaysiaDepartment of Petroleum Engineering, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, 32610 Seri Iskandar, Perak, MalaysiaThe higher cost of chemical surfactants has been one of the main reasons for their limited used in enhanced oil recovery (EOR) process. Hence, the reason for developing lignin-based surfactant is to lower the cost of chemicals as it does not tie to the price of crude oil as compared to petroleum-based surfactants. Besides, lignin is biodegradable and easily extracted from plant waste. The objectives of this study are to determine the formulations of the lignin-based surfactant for EOR applications and to determine the oil recovery performance of the formulated surfactants through surfactant flooding. The lignin-based surfactants were formulated by mixing the lignin with the amine (polyacrylamide or hexamethylenetetramine) and the surfactant sodium dodecylbenzenesulfonate in a 20,000 ppm NaCl brine. Interfacial tension (IFT) of the formulated lignin-based surfactant is measured at ambient temperature using the spinning drop method. The displacement experiments were conducted at room temperature in glass beads pack holders filled with glass beads, saturated with paraffin and brine. The results of the study showed that the best formulation of lignin-based surfactant is using hexamethylenetetramine as the amine, lignin, and sodium dodecylbenzenesulfonate at 2% total active concentration. The oil recovery and interfacial tension using the lignin amine system is comparable with the commercial petroleum sulfonate system.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/4120859 |
| spellingShingle | Kenny Ganie Muhammad A Manan Arif Ibrahim Ahmad Kamal Idris An Experimental Approach to Formulate Lignin-Based Surfactant for Enhanced Oil Recovery International Journal of Chemical Engineering |
| title | An Experimental Approach to Formulate Lignin-Based Surfactant for Enhanced Oil Recovery |
| title_full | An Experimental Approach to Formulate Lignin-Based Surfactant for Enhanced Oil Recovery |
| title_fullStr | An Experimental Approach to Formulate Lignin-Based Surfactant for Enhanced Oil Recovery |
| title_full_unstemmed | An Experimental Approach to Formulate Lignin-Based Surfactant for Enhanced Oil Recovery |
| title_short | An Experimental Approach to Formulate Lignin-Based Surfactant for Enhanced Oil Recovery |
| title_sort | experimental approach to formulate lignin based surfactant for enhanced oil recovery |
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