INVESTIGATION OF THE POTENTIAL OF ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY NON-IONIC SURFACTANTS FOR EOR

Authors

  • Ditta Adrienn GERBOVITS Faculty of Engineering, University of Pannonia, Veszprém, Hungary. Corresponding author: gerbovits.ditta.adrienn@mk.uni-pannon.hu https://orcid.org/0009-0005-5421-3639
  • Roland NAGY Faculty of Engineering, University of Pannonia, Veszprém, Hungary. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5245-6999
  • Sándor PUSKÁS MOL Plc, Group Oil Chemical Technologies, HU-6750, Algyő, Hungary.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24193/subbchem.2025.3.13

Keywords:

enhanced oil recovery, sustainability, environmentally friendly, non-ionic surfactant

Abstract

Correction Note:

Article  GERBOVITS, D. A., NAGY, R., & PUSKÁS, S. (2025). Investigation of the Potential of Environmentally Friendly Non-ionic Surfactants for EOR, Studia Universitatis Babeș-Bolyai Chemia70(3), 191–199, https://doi.org/10.24193/subbchem.2025.3.13 has been corrected in the Platform (Volume 70, No. 3, 2025 | Studia Universitatis Babeș-Bolyai Chemia).
Date: Friday, March 13, 2026 12:36 PM
Subject: Request for Article Correction from Gerbovits Ditta Adrienn <gerbovits.ditta.adrienn@mk.uni-pannon.hu>.
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Editors’ Note: The article was corrected on March 13, 2026 2:15 PM. The pdf file of the volume also includes a Corrigendum.

 

ABSTRACT. This study investigates the use of non-ionic surfactants synthesized from sunflower oil as sustainable alternatives for enhanced oil recovery (EOR). The bio-based surfactants were evaluated alongside commercial products through physicochemical and performance tests. The results revealed that the renewable formulations demonstrated excellent oil displacement and emulsification capacity, comparable to or exceeding that of conventional surfactants. These findings highlight the potential of plant-derived surfactants to reduce the environmental impact of EOR processes without compromising efficiency.

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Published

2025-09-24

How to Cite

GERBOVITS, D. A., NAGY, R., & PUSKÁS, S. (2025). INVESTIGATION OF THE POTENTIAL OF ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY NON-IONIC SURFACTANTS FOR EOR. Studia Universitatis Babeș-Bolyai Chemia, 70(3), 191–199. https://doi.org/10.24193/subbchem.2025.3.13

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