A review of oil, dispersed oil and sediment interactions in the aquatic environment: influence on the fate, transport and remediation of oil spills

Y Gong, X Zhao, Z Cai, SE O'reilly, X Hao… - Marine pollution …, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract The 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill has spurred significant amounts of
researches on fate, transport, and environmental impacts of oil and oil dispersants. This …

Dynamic properties of interfaces in soft matter: Experiments and theory

LMC Sagis - Reviews of Modern Physics, 2011 - APS
The dynamic properties of interfaces often play a crucial role in the macroscopic dynamics of
multiphase soft condensed matter systems. These properties affect the dynamics of …

Interfacial rheology of asphaltenes at oil–water interfaces and interpretation of the equation of state

JP Rane, V Pauchard, A Couzis, S Banerjee - Langmuir, 2013 - ACS Publications
In an earlier study, oil–water interfacial tension was measured by the pendant drop
technique for a range of oil-phase asphaltene concentrations and viscosities. The interfacial …

Interfacial shear rheology of asphaltenes at oil–water interface and its relation to emulsion stability: Influence of concentration, solvent aromaticity and nonionic …

Y Fan, S Simon, J Sjöblom - Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and …, 2010 - Elsevier
The interfacial shear rheology of asphaltene film at toluene–heptane/brine interface has
been studied. The oscillation mode of a rheometer utilizing a biconical geometry has been …

Nonmonotonic elasticity of the crude oil–brine interface in relation to improved oil recovery

TE Chávez-Miyauchi, A Firoozabadi, GG Fuller - Langmuir, 2016 - ACS Publications
Injection of optimized chemistry water in enhanced oil recovery (EOR) has gained much
interest in the past few years. Crude oil–water interfaces can have a viscoelastic character …

Colloid chemistry and experimental techniques for understanding fundamental behaviour of produced water in oil and gas production

M Dudek, EA Vik, SV Aanesen, G Øye - Advances in Colloid and Interface …, 2020 - Elsevier
Due to increasing volumes of produced water and environmental concerns related to its
discharge, water treatment has become a major challenge during the production of crude oil …

Fractionation of asphaltenes in understanding their role in petroleum emulsion stability and fouling

P Qiao, D Harbottle, P Tchoukov, J Masliyah… - Energy & …, 2017 - ACS Publications
SARA fractionation separates crude oil into fractions of saturates (S), aromatics (A), resins
(R), and asphaltenes (A) based on the differences in their polarizability and polarity. Defined …

Physicochemical characterization of asphaltenes using microfluidic analysis

NM Pagán Pagán, Z Zhang, TV Nguyen… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Crude oils are complex mixtures of organic molecules, of which asphaltenes are the
heaviest component. Asphaltene precipitation and deposition have been recognized to be a …

Assessment of low salinity waterflooding in carbonate cores: Interfacial viscoelasticity and tuning process efficiency by use of non-ionic surfactant

T Kar, H Cho, A Firoozabadi - Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2022 - Elsevier
Hypothesis. A large number of papers discuss merits and mechanisms of low salinity
waterflooding. For each mechanism proposed, there are counter examples to invalidate the …

Water versus Asphaltenes; Liquid–Liquid and Solid–Liquid Molecular Interactions Unravel the Mechanisms behind an Improved Oil Recovery Methodology

E Joonaki, J Buckman, R Burgass, B Tohidi - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
Understanding of possible molecular interactions at liquid-liquid and solid-liquid interfaces
can shed lights onto the nature's design and authorise fine manipulation aptitude in …