Scientists at the Energy Safety Research Institute at Swansea University and Iran's US journal Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research have developed nanoparticle-surfactant complexes that have "important applications in enhanced oil recovery", according to an article in Islamic Azad University. The teams demonstrated that a sodium dodecyl sulphate surfactant and fumed silica nanoparticles improved oil recovery by 58%, compared with 45% for the surfactant alone.
Scientists at the Energy Safety Research Institute at Swansea University and Iran's Islamic Azad University have developed nanoparticle-surfactant complexes that have "important applications in enhanced oil recovery", according to an article in US journal Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. The teams demonstrated that a sodium dodecyl sulphate surfactant and fumed silica nanoparticles improved oil recovery by 58%, compared with 45% for the surfactant alone.