The optimization of self assembling polymeric systems for enhanced oil recovery

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dc.contributor.advisorRomero-Zerón, Laura
dc.contributor.authorAlribi, Salman
dc.date.accessioned2023-03-01T16:37:34Z
dc.date.available2023-03-01T16:37:34Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.date.updated2020-04-01T00:00:00Z
dc.description.abstractThe high demand of energy has aroused significant interest toward the development of enhanced oil recovery (EOR) techniques. Polymer flooding is an EOR technique that has gained great interest due to the reported incremental oil recovery. The main issue of polymer flooding is the detrimental effect of the high salinity and hardness of the injection and formation brine, as well as the negative impact of high reservoir temperatures on the effective performance of polymers during EOR flooding. Objectives of this research were the optimization of a self-assembly polymeric system (SAP) and the evaluation of its performance under harsh reservoir conditions. The optimum concentrations of surfactant and βeta-cyclodextrin were found to be 50 ppm at 1 wt% HPAM. This optimum SAP exhibited better performance and higher resistance to various salinities and hardness, mechanically and thermally stable, and lower mobility in porous media than the baseline polymer.
dc.description.copyright© Salman Alribi, 2016
dc.description.noteElectronic Only.
dc.description.noteM.Sc.E. University of New Brunswick, Department of Chemical Engineering, 2016.
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dc.format.extentx, 69 pages : illustrations
dc.format.mediumelectronic
dc.identifier.oclc(OCoLC)1149150536
dc.identifier.otherThesis 9879
dc.identifier.urihttps://unbscholar.lib.unb.ca/handle/1882/14228
dc.language.isoen_CA
dc.publisherUniversity of New Brunswick
dc.rightshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2
dc.subject.disciplineChemical Engineering
dc.subject.lcshEnhanced oil recovery.
dc.subject.lcshPolymer flooding (Petroleum engineering)
dc.subject.lcshSelf-assembly (Chemistry)
dc.titleThe optimization of self assembling polymeric systems for enhanced oil recovery
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineChemical Engineering
thesis.degree.fullnameMaster of Science in Engineering
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of New Brunswick
thesis.degree.levelmasters
thesis.degree.nameM.Sc.E.

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