Advanced Polymer-Surfactant Systems for Petroleum Applications
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Smart and Functional Polymers".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 October 2025 | Viewed by 417
Special Issue Editors
Interests: polymer; hydrogel; surfactant; fracturing fluids
Interests: surfactant; foaming agent; foaming stability; chemical flooding; EOR
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
With the development of the oil and gas industry, unconventional reservoirs with low porosity and low permeability are responsible for an increasing proportion of the total oil and gas resources. To develop unconventional reservoirs, the design and synthesis of high-performance polymer-based surfactants exhibiting both polymer and surfactant properties is urgent. These can be applied in oilfields, including fracking, acidizing, enhancing oil recovery, etc. Notwithstanding the enormous efforts of academic researchers and industry, a functional polymer-based surfactant solution with high performance and low cost remains to be found.
This Special Issue focuses on the recent advances, challenges, and fundamental aspects of the synthesis, characterization, properties, and application of polymer-based surfactants as a functional material used in oilfields. We aim to bring together researchers in the aforementioned fields to highlight the current development of new techniques, exchange the latest understanding of novel functional polymeric or surfactant active materials, present advanced concepts for design and preparation, and facilitate collaboration between researchers in different fields. We welcome the submission of both original research and review articles.
Dr. Yang Zhang
Dr. Hailong Chen
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- surfactant
- polymer
- functional materials
- surface treatment
- hydrogel
- foaming stability
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