LIST OF TABLES
5.1.Critical micelle concentration, interfacial tension, interfacial tension – interfacial tension of the
Table
CO
-water system, area per surfactant molecule, and the concentration of surfactant required to
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produce a 20 mN/m reduction in interfacial tension [Adkins, Chen, Nguyen, et al., 2010]. ...............42
Table 8.1. Examples of water-soluble surfactants used in laboratory studies of CO2-in-brine foams. .......57
Table 11.1. Amount of adsorption described by several different units of measure; adsorption losses
increase from hundreds of pounds/acre ft. to thousands of pounds/acre ft. as surfactant concentration
increases from 150 to 750 ppm [Tsau and Heller, 1992]. ..................................................................128
Table 16.1.A Summary of Field Projects and Their Performance ............................................................163
Table 16.2. Gas-in-Water Foam Field Tests .............................................................................................165
Appendix Table 1. Carbon Dioxide Physical Properties [CRC, 1968] .....................................................197
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