Method of manufacture and use of large hydrophobe ether sulfate surfactants in enhanced oil recovery (EOR) applications

The present invention describes the method of making anionic ether sulfate surfactants by alkoxylation of a GA using PO and/or EO followed by a sulfation reaction. The GA of the present invention is made by a facile and inexpensive method that involves high temperature base catalyzed dimerization of...

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Main Authors POPE, GARY A, NGUYEN, QUOC P, WEERASOORIYA, UPALI P
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 15.03.2012
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ACYCLIC OR CARBOCYCLIC COMPOUNDS
ADHESIVES
CHEMISTRY
DYES
MATERIALS FOR MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATIONS, NOT PROVIDED FORELSEWHERE
METALLURGY
MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATIONS OF MATERIALS
MISCELLANEOUS COMPOSITIONS
NATURAL RESINS
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
PAINTS
POLISHES
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Summary:The present invention describes the method of making anionic ether sulfate surfactants by alkoxylation of a GA using PO and/or EO followed by a sulfation reaction. The GA of the present invention is made by a facile and inexpensive method that involves high temperature base catalyzed dimerization of a linear alcohol. The ether sulfate surfactants of the present invention find uses in EOR applications where it is used for solubilization and mobilization of oil and for environmental cleanup.
Bibliography:Application Number: AU20100298357