High-Performance Polymeric Surfactant of Sodium Lignosulfonate-Polyethylene Glycol 4000 (SLS-PEG) for Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) Process

Authors

  • Slamet Priyanto
    Affiliation
    Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Diponegoro, Jl. Prof. H. Soedarto, S.H., 50275 Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia
  • Ronny Windu Sudrajat
    Affiliation
    Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Diponegoro, Jl. Prof. H. Soedarto, S.H., 50275 Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia
  • Suherman Suherman
    Affiliation
    Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Diponegoro, Jl. Prof. H. Soedarto, S.H., 50275 Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia
  • Bambang Pramudono
    Affiliation
    Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Diponegoro, Jl. Prof. H. Soedarto, S.H., 50275 Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia
  • Teguh Riyanto
    Affiliation
    Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Diponegoro, Jl. Prof. H. Soedarto, S.H., 50275 Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia
  • Teodora M. F. B. Dasilva
    Affiliation
    Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Diponegoro, Jl. Prof. H. Soedarto, S.H., 50275 Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia
  • Rima Chairani Yuniar
    Affiliation
    Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Diponegoro, Jl. Prof. H. Soedarto, S.H., 50275 Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia
  • Hanifa Aviana
    Affiliation
    Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Diponegoro, Jl. Prof. H. Soedarto, S.H., 50275 Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia
https://doi.org/10.3311/PPch.17972

Abstract

Recently, the increase in fuel oil demand was not supported by petroleum production due to the low productivity of old wells. Furthermore, an appropriate technology, such as Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) technology, is needed to maximize the productivity of the old well. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to synthesize a polymeric surfactant for the EOR process from sodium lignosulfonate (SLS) and polyethylene glycol (PEG) in various SLS to PEG ratios, namely 1:1 (PS1), 1:0.8 (PS2), and 1:0.5 (PS3). The surfactants were characterized using several methods, such as Fourier Transform-Infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), compatibility, stability, viscosity, and phase behavior tests. The performance of the surfactants for the EOR process in different brine solution concentrations (16,000 ppm and 20,000 ppm) was also studied. The result showed that the introduction of the PEG molecule to the surfactant had been successfully conducted as FT-IR analysis confirmed. The surfactant's hydrophilicity increased with the introduction of PEG due to the increase of the ether group. A Winsor Type I or lower phase microemulsion was formed due to the high hydrophilicity. The highest oil yield (79 %) was obtained by PS1 surfactant, which has the highest PEG dosage, in a brine solution of 1,600 ppm. Therefore, it was concluded that the introduction of PEG could increase the hydrophilicity, viscosity, and EOR performance.

Keywords:

sodium lignosulfonate, polyethylene glycol, surfactant, polymeric surfactant, enhanced oil recovery, core flooding

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Published Online

2021-11-26

How to Cite

Priyanto, S., Sudrajat, R. W., Suherman, S., Pramudono, B., Riyanto, T., Dasilva, T. M. F. B. “High-Performance Polymeric Surfactant of Sodium Lignosulfonate-Polyethylene Glycol 4000 (SLS-PEG) for Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) Process”, Periodica Polytechnica Chemical Engineering, 66(1), pp. 114–124, 2022. https://doi.org/10.3311/PPch.17972

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