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. 2019 Mar 11;9(14):7932–7947. doi: 10.1039/c8ra10087j

Results of oil recovery tests.

Factor BS solution (ppm)
50 80 120
Initial contact angle (°) 119 112 106
Final contact angle (°) 21 15 7
Contact angle change (%) 82.3 86.6 93.4
Viscosity (cP) 1.3 1.5 1.8
Viscosity change (%) 30 50 80
IFT (mN m−1) 6.36 4.05 2.52
IFT change 77 85 91
Capillary number (×104) 1.05 1.98 3.81
Capillary number ratio (compared to water flooding) 5.53 10.42 20.05