Micellization Behavior and Thermodynamic Characteristics of Saponin and SDS: The Impact of Silica Nanoparticles for Subsurface Formation Interaction Studies
Muneer R. Alimkulov R. Eghtesadi N. Ormantayeva A. Thanh Pham T. Abbas A.H.
11 July 2024John Wiley and Sons Inc
ChemistrySelect
2024#9Issue 26
This study investigates the temperature-dependent micellization behaviors of saponin and sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) surfactants, which are both important for chemical enhanced oil recovery (CEOR). It also evaluates the effect of silica nanoparticles (SiO2) on these behaviors, given the growing interest in nanoparticle-enhanced surfactants. The research focuses on the tunable properties of nanoparticle-surfactant combinations. The structural differences between saponin and SDS were identified using FT-IR and H-NMR. The Du Noüy ring method was used to measure surface tension at various concentrations and temperatures (25–75 °C). FTIR analysis showed distinct differences between SDS and Saponin, associated with head group where there is hydroxyl groups in SDS solution. H-NMR showed higher complexity of Saponins structure, evidenced by its diverse sugar-related proton peaks. Both SDS and Saponin reduce surface tension with temperature; SDS is more effective, lowering it to 42.1 mN/m versus 48.5 mN/m for Saponin. With SiO2, tensions drop to 39.2 mN/m for SDS and 45.5 mN/m for Saponin. Both surfactants maintain CMCs under reservoir temperature in the 0.05–0.1 wt % range. Saponin exhibited a more negative ΔG° and consistently negative ΔH°, indicating a thermodynamically favorable exothermic reaction. The novelty of this study lies in its focus on both anionic and nonionic surfactants under simulated reservoir conditions. The study focuses on the role of nanoparticles in enhancing surfactant stability and efficiency by addressing thermodynamic parameters.
critical micelle concentration , enhanced oil recovery , saponin , sodium dodecyl sulfate , thermodynamic parameters
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Department of Petroleum Engineering, School of Mining and Geosciences, Nazarbayev University, Astana, 010000, Kazakhstan
School of Medicine, Nazarbayev University, Astana, 010000, Kazakhstan
Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, School of Engineering and Digital Sciences, Nazarbayev University, Astana, 010000, Kazakhstan
Department of Biology, School of Sciences and Humanities, Nazarbayev University, Astana, 010000, Kazakhstan
Department of Petroleum Engineering
School of Medicine
Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering
Department of Biology
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