Thin Water Layers at the Mica Surface
This proposal aims to directly address the fundamental physical chemistry of the mica mineral/oil interface. This includes several aspects (i) the oil/mica interface itself (ii) the adsorption (or not) of water at the mica/oil interface and (iii) the binding/ ion exchange/ release of organic species (e.g. surfactants) with and without water. These issues are key in understanding the wettability of mineral surfaces in oil, water and surfactant mixtures for processes in the oil industry and related industries. For example the presence of thin water layers at the mineral surfaces are the basis of a recent innovation in enhanced oil recovery with a value in $billions!
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GRIFFIN Lucy; ALLOWAY Richard; BARKER Robert; CLARKE Stuart M. and GUTFREUND Philipp. (2015). Thin Water Layers at the Mica Surface. Institut Laue-Langevin (ILL) doi:10.5291/ILL-DATA.9-12-388
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