Surface modification of nanoparticles to improve oil recovery Mechanisms: A critical review of the methods, influencing Parameters, advances and prospects

EN Ngouangna, MZ Jaafar, MNAM Norddin… - Journal of Molecular …, 2022 - Elsevier
The utilization of nanoparticles (NPs) in enhanced oil recovery (EOR) has a lot of benefits
however, the usage of bare NPs still has a few drawbacks, including instability …

Enhanced oil recovery by using electromagnetic-assisted nanofluids: A review

H Ali, H Soleimani, N Yahya, L Khodapanah… - Journal of Molecular …, 2020 - Elsevier
Applications of nanotechnology have grown enormously in recent years in various fields,
such as drug delivery, energy storage, information technology, electronic devices and …

Nanomaterials in EOR: A review and future perspectives in unconventional reservoirs

K Jiang, C Xiong, B Ding, X Geng, W Liu, W Chen… - Energy & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
With escalating global energy demands and the depletion of conventional oil reserves, the
exploitation of unconventional oil reservoirs necessitates advanced recovery materials …

Experimental Core Flooding Investigation of New ZnO−γAl2O3 Nanocomposites for Enhanced Oil Recovery in Carbonate Reservoirs

E Jafarbeigi, Y Ahmadi, M Mansouri, S Ayatollahi - ACS omega, 2022 - ACS Publications
Generally, crude oil production in mature oil reservoirs is difficult. In this regard, some
nanoparticles have been used to upgrade injected water into oil reservoirs. These …

Effects of TiO2, MgO, and γ-Al2O3 nano-particles in carbonated water on water-oil interfacial tension (IFT) reduction in chemical enhanced oil recovery (CEOR) …

I Nowrouzi, AK Manshad, AH Mohammadi - Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2019 - Elsevier
Combined enhanced oil recovery (EOR) methods have been proposed to benefit from
several simultaneous mechanisms. The application of nanoparticles and carbonated water …

The influence of ZnO/SiO2 nanocomposite concentration on rheology, interfacial tension, and wettability for enhanced oil recovery

YM Hassan, BH Guan, LK Chuan, MF Hamza… - … Research and Design, 2022 - Elsevier
Oil reservoirs around the world are facing issues with the extraction ability of the accessible
natural resources in the oil fields. Recent investigations on oil recovery have revealed that …

Interfacial tension and wettability of hybridized ZnOFe2O3/SiO2 based nanofluid under electromagnetic field inducement

YM Hassan, BH Guan, LK Chuan, A Halilu… - Journal of Petroleum …, 2022 - Elsevier
Metal oxide nanoparticles (NPs) are useful in modifying two critical mechanisms for
enhanced oil recovery (EOR): interfacial tension (IFT) and rock surface wettability …

[HTML][HTML] Application of magnetic and dielectric nanofluids for electromagnetic-assistance enhanced oil recovery: a review

YM Hassan, BH Guan, HM Zaid, MF Hamza, M Adil… - Crystals, 2021 - mdpi.com
Crude oil has been one of the most important natural resources since 1856, which was the
first time a world refinery was constructed. However, the problem associated with trapped oil …

The synergistic effect of Fe2O3/SiO2 nanoparticles concentration on rheology, wettability, and brine-oil interfacial tension

YM Hassan, BH Guan, LK Chuan, MF Hamza… - Journal of Petroleum …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstracts Various nanoparticles (NPs) have been discovered as revolutionary agents of
change in reservoir properties such as rheology, interfacial tension (IFT), and surface …

Unveiling the synergistic effect of ZnO nanoparticles and surfactant colloids for enhanced oil recovery

MY Rezk, NK Allam - Colloid and Interface Science Communications, 2019 - Elsevier
Although chemical flooding is widely used to enhance oil productivity at lower cost, the
continuously increasing prices of chemicals is a real barrier to achieve such an aim. Hence …