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n: a substance having marked basic (alkaline) properties, such as a hydroxide of an alkali metal. See base.

n: Any compound having pH properties higher than the neutral state.

a strongly basic solution.

a strongly basic metal such as sodium or potassium.

basic or pH over 7.

n: a method of improved recovery in which alkaline chemicals such as sodium hydroxide are injected during a water flood or combined with polymer flooding. The chemicals react with the natural acid present in certain crude oils to form surfactants within the reservoir. The surfactants enable the water to move additional quantities of oil from the depleted reservoir. Compare chemical flooding, polymer flooding, water flooding.

large scale injection of pH>7 fluids. The basic materials may react with oils to form reactants that can reduce viscosity or affect wetting.

n: the combining power of a base, or alkali, as measured by the number of equivalents of an acid with which it reacts to form a salt. Any solution that bas a pH greater than 7 is alkaline. See pH.

n: The combining power of a base measured by the maximum number of equivalents of an acid with which it can react to form a salt. In water analysis, it represents the carbonates, bicarbonates, hydroxides and occasionally the borates, silicates and phosphates