Abstract High molecular weight (106–3× 107 Da) polyacrylamide (PAM) is commonly used
as a flocculant in water and wastewater treatment, as a soil conditioner, and as a viscosity …

The current and prospective worldwide energy demands have led either to start exploiting
the more difficult and costly unconventional oil reserves, or to maximize the exploitation of …

Water-soluble synthetic polymers (WSPs) are distinct from insoluble plastic particles, which
are both critical components of synthetic polymers. In the history of human-made …

Molybdenite (MoS 2) is a naturally hydrophobic mineral with anisotropic surface properties.
Its floatability is influenced by a number of factors such as, particle size and shape …

In this paper, we study the effects of polyacrylamide (PAM) on both aqueous solutions and
fresh cement pastes. Our solution viscosity and hydrodynamic radii measurements in …

A key challenge in polymer-flood forecasting is the prediction of polymer stability far from the
injector. Degradation may result from various mechanical-degradation events in surface …

Abstract The use of Produced Water Xanthan (PWX) as a chemical flooding metabolite for
Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) is described. PWX was synthesized by Xanthomonas …

Cement-based materials have been broadly applied as constructional materials in 3D
printing (3DP) civil engineering due to their high mechanical strength, yet their non-ideal …

Water soluble polymers have attracted increasing interest in enhanced oil recovery (EOR)
processes, especially polymer flooding. Despite the fact that the flow of polymer in porous …

Polymer flooding is an established enhanced oil recovery (EOR) method; still, many aspects
of polymer flooding are not well understood. This study investigates the influence of …