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ACS OMEGA
Volume 6, Issue 48, Pages 32342-32348Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.1c04661
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- Research Oversight and Coordination (DROC) at King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM) [KU201001]
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This paper provides a brief overview of surfactant adsorption isotherms on rock surfaces, focusing on adsorption theories and commonly used models like Langmuir and Freundlich. More complex adsorption isotherms such as Redlich-Peterson and Sips are also discussed, which involve three parameters and can help select the appropriate model for experimental data.
The need to minimize surfactant adsorption on rock surfaces has been a challenge for surfactant-based, chemical-enhanced oil recovery (cEOR) techniques. Modeling of adsorption experimental data is very useful in estimating the extent of adsorption and, hence, optimizing the process. This paper presents a mini-review of surfactant adsorption isotherms, focusing on theories of adsorption and the most frequently used adsorption isotherm models. Two-step and four-region adsorption theories are well-known, with the former representing adsorption in two steps, while the latter distinguishes four regions in the adsorption isotherm. Langmuir and Freundlich are two-parameter adsorption isotherms that are widely used in cEOR studies. The Langmuir isotherm is applied to monolayer adsorption on homogeneous sites, whereas the Freundlich isotherm suites are applied to multilayer adsorption on heterogeneous sites. Some more complex adsorption isotherms are also discussed in this paper, such as Redlich-Peterson and Sips isotherms, both involve three parameters. This paper will help select and apply a suitable adsorption isotherm to experimental data.
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