Wettability alteration of the quartz surface in the presence of metal cations

Ziyuan, Qi; Wang, Yefei; He, Hong; Li, Dandan; Xi, Xiaoli

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Wettability alteration of the quartz surface in the presence of metal cations

Date

2013

Authors

Ziyuan, Qi

Wang, Yefei

He, Hong

Li, Dandan

Xi, Xiaoli

Publisher

American Chemical Society

Abstract

Experimental research was conducted to clarify the wettability alteration mechanism in the presence of metal cations. Wettability was studied by measuring the contact angle on a quartz-crude oil-water system. The quartz surface is aged in an asphaltene/to