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Surfactants are essential chemicals and play a significant role in the upstream petroleum industry. Their interfacial properties and strong emulsification capabilities make them suitable for many operations involving surface and interfaces. Apart from that, surfactants are important chemicals and are widely used for other processes as well. They have an important role in demulsification, fracturing, drilling, cement slurries, acidization, transportation, corrosion inhibition.
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Sagir, M., Mushtaq, M., Tahir, M.S., Tahir, M.B., Shaik, A.R. (2020). Surfactant in Petroleum Industry. In: Surfactants for Enhanced Oil Recovery Applications. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-18785-9_2
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