Investigation the Solubility of Vegetable Oil-based Nonionic Surfactants for the Petroleum Industry

In the present day, surfactants find extensive use across various industries owing to their versatile and advantageous characteristics. They serve as detergents, wetting agents, emulsifiers, foaming agents, and dispersants, spanning from the food and cosmetic sectors to heavy industrial applications...

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Published in:Chemical engineering transactions 2024-07, Vol.110
Main Authors: Máté Hartyányi, Roland Nagy, László Bartha, Sándor Puskás
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:In the present day, surfactants find extensive use across various industries owing to their versatile and advantageous characteristics. They serve as detergents, wetting agents, emulsifiers, foaming agents, and dispersants, spanning from the food and cosmetic sectors to heavy industrial applications. Among surfactants, nonionic surfactants constitute a highly diverse category. Efficiency of application, environmental considerations, and sustainability are increasingly significant factors in the surfactant industry. To enhance these attributes, the adoption of natural and recycled raw materials presents a viable solution. Notably, surfactants derived from vegetable and animal oils, or their derivatives, with hydrophobic groups are among the largest subcategory within the realm of naturally sourced surfactants. In our work, surfactant compositions developed for tertiary oil recovery using naturally sourced surfactants was examined. During our research, a connection between the solubility of these surfactant compositions and other properties was sought to establish.
ISSN:2283-9216
DOI:10.3303/CET24110022