Concentration, Brine Salinity and Temperature effects on Xanthan Gum Solutions Rheology

Xanthan gum is a biopolymer used in several different industries for a variety of applications. In the Petroleum Industry, xanthan gum has been applied in Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) methods for mobility control due to its Non-Newtonian rheological behavior, relative insensitivity to salinity and te...

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Main Authors: de Moura Mateus Ribeiro Veiga, Moreno Rosângela Barros Zanoni Lopes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: De Gruyter 2019-09-01
Series:Applied Rheology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/arh-2019-0007