Processes • Vol 11 • No 5
Designing an Efficient Surfactant–Polymer–Oil–Electrolyte System: A Multi-Objective Optimization Study
April 2023 • M. Nedjhioui, Noureddine Nasrallah, Mohammed Kebir, Hichem Tahraoui, Rachida Bouallouche, Aymen Amine Assadi, Abdeltif Amrane, Bassem Jaouadi, Jie Zh…
This research aimed to study the effects of individual components on the physicochemical properties of systems composed of surfactants, polymers, oils, and electrolytes in order to maximize the recovery efficiency of kerosene while minimizing the impact on the environment and human health. Four independent factors, namely anionic surfactant sodium dodecylbenzene sulfonate (X1) (SDBS), oil (X2) (kerosene), water-soluble polymer poly(ethylene glycol) (X3) (PEG), and sodium chloride (X4) (NaCl), were studied using th…