Surfactant for carbon dioxide storage
OwnerAlexandra KLIMENKO, Christophe BLONDEAU +2inventors
InventorsAlexandra KLIMENKO, Christophe BLONDEAU, Michèle JOLY, Lei DING
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method of storing carbon dioxide in a subterranean formation not containing any hydrocarbons, comprising injecting a surfactant into the subterranean formation, injecting carbon dioxide into the subterranean formation, wherein the surfactant is a compound of formula (I), wherein R1, R2, R3, and R5 are independently a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group, A is an alkylene group, and the total number of carbon atoms in the surfactant compound of formula (I) is from 10 to 24.
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A method of storing carbon dioxide in a subterranean formation not containing any hydrocarbons, comprising:
- injecting a surfactant into the subterranean formation;
- injecting carbon dioxide into the subterranean formation;
- wherein the surfactant is a compound of formula (I):
- wherein R1, R2, R3, and R4 are independently a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group, A is an alkylene group, and the total number of carbon atoms in the surfactant compound of formula (I) is from 10 to 24.
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