Evaluating the Effect of Temperature on Surfactant Phase Behavior and Aqueous Stability to Forecast Optimum Salinity at High Temperature

摘要

Conducting surfactant phase behavior experiments above 100°C is challenging and requires specialized methods to minimize health and safety risks. Shifts in optimal salinity can be correlated to temperature. However, data above 100°C is sparse and the correlations have not been extensively validated above 110°C. In addition, aqueous stability changes with temperature and is often not characterized. We systematically present shifts in optimal salinity and aqueous stability with temperature and use results from both experiments to optimize co-solvent concentrations at high temperatures