Surfactants Fundamentals and Applications in the Petroleum Industry [Hardcover]

This 2000 book provides an introduction to the nature, occurrence, physical properties, propagation, and uses of surfactants in the petroleum industry.This book provides an introduction to the nature, properties, and uses of 'surfactants' (detergents and soaps) in the petroleum industry. These are very important in many parts of the petroleum production process: in reservoirs, in oliwells, in surface processing operations, and in environmental, health and safety applications. They can be used to make drilling muds more effective, to help displace oil and transport it through underground reservoirs to oil wells, to make or break petroleum industry emulsions or foams, and to treat oilspills.This book provides an introduction to the nature, properties, and uses of 'surfactants' (detergents and soaps) in the petroleum industry. These are very important in many parts of the petroleum production process: in reservoirs, in oliwells, in surface processing operations, and in environmental, health and safety applications. They can be used to make drilling muds more effective, to help displace oil and transport it through underground reservoirs to oil wells, to make or break petroleum industry emulsions or foams, and to treat oilspills.Here is a comprehensive introduction to the highly practical and diverse applications of surfactants within the petroleum industry, detailing their nature, occurrence, physical properties, propagation, and uses. The focus is on the knowledge and practices needed to successfully deal with surfactants in the petroleum production process: in reservoirs, in oil and gas wells, in surface processing operations, and in environmental, health and safety applications. Throughout, important applications of colloid and interface science principles are emphasized and real-world processes and problems are clearly illustrated. The book also includes a comprehensive glossary.Part I. Surfactant Fundamentals: 1. Surfactants and their solutions: basic principles Llƒ(