Question

Surfactants are an important class of compounds. Surfactants are most commonly used in soap and detergent. They are also used in many other situations where hydrophobic and hydrophilic ingredients must be combined, but they are often called emulsifiers in these cases. Examples can be found in many foods and personal care products. Examine a product of your choice (other than a soap or detergent) that contains a surfactant/emulsifier. Include the name of the surfactant/emulsifier, a brief description of the molecular features that make it a surfactant, and two of the other product ingredients that it is helping to stabilize.

Answer 1

Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) Techniques - Surfactants in the Chemical EOR Process

Surfactant Flooding boosts oil production by lowering interfacial tension, increasing oil mobility thus allowing better displacement of the oil by injected water. Surfactant EOR improves the wettability of porous rocks allowing water to flow through them faster displacing more oil.

The emulsion comprises of amine reacted free fatty acids, fatty alcohols, esters and wax esters derived from soy, corn and seed oil fractions. It is readily biodegradable, non-toxic and non-hazardous.

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