Challenges in the implementation of bioremediation processes in petroleum-contaminated soils: A review

NM Jabbar, SM Alardhi, AK Mohammed, IK Salih… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Environmental pollution is regarded as a major problem, and traditional strategies such as
chemical or physical remediation are not sufficient to overcome the problems of pollution …

[HTML][HTML] Formation, stabilization and chemical demulsification of crude oil-in-water emulsions: A review

E Yonguep, KF Kapiamba, KJ Kabamba… - Petroleum …, 2022 - Elsevier
The crude oil recovery process is frequently associated with the formation of stable
emulsions due to factors such as turbulent flow in pipelines and the presence of surface …

Current developments and future outlook in nanofluid flooding: A comprehensive review of various parameters influencing oil recovery mechanisms

F Yakasai, MZ Jaafar, S Bandyopadhyay… - Journal of Industrial and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Utilization of nanoparticles for enhanced oil recovery (EOR) has attracted great attention in
recent decades. However, various constraints influence fluid-fluid and fluid-rock interactions …

Status and outlook of oil field chemistry-assisted analysis during the energy transition period

B Jia, C Xian, JS Tsau, X Zuo, W Jia - Energy & Fuels, 2022 - ACS Publications
Analytical chemistry is powerful in analyzing complex mixtures of crude oil and brine
subsurfaces on the basis of atomic and molecular levels. Geochemistry applies chemical …

Application of iron oxide nanoparticles in oil recovery–A critical review of the properties, formulation, recent advances and prospects

F Yakasai, MZ Jaafar, S Bandyopadhyay, A Agi… - Journal of Petroleum …, 2022 - Elsevier
Iron oxide nanoparticles (IONPs) are of particular interest in multiple fields and in enhanced
oil recovery (EOR) due to their unique advantages and characteristics. Albeit several …

Integrating phytoremediation and mycoremediation with biosurfactant-producing fungi for hydrocarbon removal and the potential production of secondary resources

J Ahmad, N Marsidi, SRS Abdullah, HA Hasan… - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Treatment of petroleum-contaminated soil to a less toxic medium via physical and
chemical treatment is too costly and requires posttreatment. This review focuses on the …

Laboratory evaluation experimental techniques of asphaltene precipitation and deposition controlling chemical additives

SI Ali, Z Awan, SM Lalji - Fuel, 2022 - Elsevier
Asphaltene precipitation and its subsequent deposition is one of the major flow assurance
problems of oil industry. This issue could arise in upstream and downstream sectors. There …

Perspectives of flow assurance problems in oil and gas production: a mini-review

A Kumar - Energy & Fuels, 2023 - ACS Publications
Flow assurance is essential to a sustainable oil and gas production system; if not managed
appropriately, it may cause huge CapEx/OpEx and is also a life-threatening phenomenon …

Transport of microplastic and dispersed oil co-contaminants in the marine environment

M Yang, B Zhang, X Chen, Q Kang, B Gao… - … science & technology, 2023 - ACS Publications
Microplastics (MPs) and oil pollution are major concerns in oceans. Although their
coexistence in oceans and the associated MP-oil-dispersant agglomerates (MODAs) have …

Recent advances in asphaltene transformation in heavy oil hydroprocessing: Progress, challenges, and future perspectives

MT Nguyen, DLT Nguyen, C Xia, TB Nguyen… - Fuel Processing …, 2021 - Elsevier
The supply of conventional light petroleum is being depleted, leading to increasing
dependence on unconventional oil sources such as heavy oil. Heavy oil often contains a …