A state-of-the-art review of the application of nanotechnology in the oil and gas industry with a focus on drilling engineering

JA Ali, AM Kalhury, AN Sabir, RN Ahmed, NH Ali… - Journal of Petroleum …, 2020 - Elsevier
Hydrocarbons have been the primary resource of the energy of civilizations for hundreds of
years historically and still play a vital role in accomplishing the daily life occupations in every …

[HTML][HTML] Enhanced photocatalytic degradation of toxic contaminants using Dy2O3-SiO2 ceramic nanostructured materials fabricated by a new, simple and rapid …

K Mahdavi, S Zinatloo-Ajabshir, QA Yousif… - Ultrasonics …, 2022 - Elsevier
The present study is on the fabrication of new photocatalytic nanocomposites (Dy 2 O 3-SiO
2) employing a basic agent, tetraethylenepentamine (Tetrene), through a simple, efficient …

Green and eco-friendly synthesis of Nickel oxide nanoparticles and its photocatalytic activity for methyl orange degradation

AA Barzinjy, SM Hamad, S Aydın, MH Ahmed… - Journal of Materials …, 2020 - Springer
In this study the catalytic ability of green synthesized nickel oxide nanoparticles (NiO NPs) is
investigated for degradation of methyl orange as a hazardous environmentally …

Novel mesoporous cupric oxide-based biomaterial: An efficient nanocatalyst toward catalytic reduction of emerging contaminants in the wastewater

S Mallakpour, E Azadi, M Dinari - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2022 - Elsevier
The present study reports on catalytic reduction of emerging water contaminants under
ambient conditions by employing green, cost-effective, sustainable, efficient, and easy …

Green synthesis of zinc oxide nanoparticles using Sea Lavender (Limonium pruinosum L. Chaz.) extract: characterization, evaluation of anti-skin cancer, antimicrobial …

B Naiel, M Fawzy, MWA Halmy, AED Mahmoud - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
In the present study, a green, sustainable, simple and low-cost method was adopted for the
synthesis of ZnO NPs, for the first time, using the aqueous extract of sea lavender, Limonium …

Green synthesis of magnetic mesoporous carbon from waste-lignin and its application as an efficient heterogeneous Fenton catalyst

F Xu, Q Lu, K Li, TT Zhu, WK Wang, ZH Hu - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021 - Elsevier
Various pretreatment strategies have been widely employed for the removal of lignin and
made great progress in the utilization of cellulose from lignocellulosic biomass. However …

Low-Salinity Polymeric Nanofluid-Enhanced Oil Recovery Using Green Polymer-Coated ZnO/SiO2 Nanocomposites in the Upper Qamchuqa Formation in Kurdistan …

JA Ali, K Kolo, A Khaksar Manshad, KD Stephen - Energy & fuels, 2019 - ACS Publications
Many carbonate oil fields are known to be oil-wet, which makes production more difficult.
Enhanced oil recovery methods have been developed in the past to reduce interfacial …

Design and characterization of Fe3O4/GO/Au‐Ag nanocomposite as an efficient catalyst for the green synthesis of spirooxindole‐dihydropyridines

S Kavyani, R Baharfar - Applied Organometallic Chemistry, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
A novel magnetic nanocomposite of Au‐Ag nanoparticles anchored on Fe3O4/graphene
oxide spheres (Fe3O4/GO/Au‐Ag) was successfully fabricated by the layer‐by‐layer …

Photocatalytic and biomedical investigation of green synthesized NiONPs: Toxicities and degradation pathways of Congo red dye

ZUH Khan, A Khan, NS Shah, IU Din, MA Salam… - Surfaces and …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this study the biomedical and catalytic ability of green synthesized nickel Oxide
nanoparticles (NiONPs) was investigated. The extract of medicinal plant Tribulus terrestris …

The study of the spontaneous oil imbibition in the presence of new polymer-coated nanocomposites compatible with reservoir conditions

Y Ahmadi, M Malekpour, T Kikhavani… - Petroleum Science and …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
In this study, the effect of salinity on the enhanced oil recovery process in the presence of
commercial silica nanoparticles and a new synthesized polymeric ZnO/SiO2/Xhantan …