Modification of Interfacial Tension and Wettability in Oil–Brine–Quartz System by in Situ Bacterial Biosurfactant Production at Reservoir Conditions: Implications for Microbial Enhanced Oil Recovery
Author(s) -
Taehyung Park,
Min-Kyung Jeon,
Sukhwan Yoon,
Kun Sang Lee,
TaeHyuk Kwon
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
energy and fuels
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.861
H-Index - 186
eISSN - 1520-5029
pISSN - 0887-0624
DOI - 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.9b00545
Subject(s) - microbial enhanced oil recovery , surfactin , brine , chemistry , enhanced oil recovery , wetting , surface tension , bacillus subtilis , dodecane , chemical engineering , contact angle , microorganism , chromatography , organic chemistry , geology , bacteria , paleontology , physics , quantum mechanics , engineering
Modification of oil–brine–minerals interfacial properties with biosurfactant-producing microorganisms and their extracellular metabolites has been considered as one of the viable strategies for mic...
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