A comprehensive review on utilizing nanomaterials in enhanced oil recovery applications

JF El-Masry, KF Bou-Hamdan, AH Abbas… - Energies, 2023 - mdpi.com
Chemicals are a pivotal part of many operations for the oil and gas industry. The purpose of
chemical application in the subsurface reservoir is to decrease the mobility ratio between the …

Eco-friendly modified biopolymers for enhancing oil production: a review

SAM Abou-alfitooh, AN El-Hoshoudy - Journal of Polymers and the …, 2024 - Springer
Biopolymers are gaining increased attention in the industry due to their unique
characteristics, including being cost-effective, environmentally friendly, and biodegradable. It …

Performance enhancement of a hybrid multi effect evaporation/membrane distillation system driven by solar energy for desalination

Y Elhenawy, GH Moustafa, AM Attia, AE Mansi… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
The development of novel and energy-efficient desalination technologies has been inspired
by the global water shortage and rising fossil oil prices. The current study aimed to …

Natural polymeric nanobiocomposites for anti-cancer drug delivery therapeutics: A recent update

A Mondal, AK Nayak, P Chakraborty, S Banerjee… - Pharmaceutics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Cancer is one of the most common lethal diseases and the leading cause of mortality
worldwide. Effective cancer treatment is a global problem, and subsequent advancements in …

Guar gum-based stimuli responsive hydrogels for sustained release of diclofenac sodium

MAUR Qureshi, N Arshad, A Rasool, M Rizwan… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
In the current study, hydrogels for the controlled release of diclofenac sodium were
synthesized from graphene oxide-reinforced guar gum and poly (N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone) …

Recent advances in functional polymer materials for energy, water, and biomedical applications: a review

Y El-Ghoul, FM Alminderej, FM Alsubaie, R Alrasheed… - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Academic research regarding polymeric materials has been of great interest. Likewise,
polymer industries are considered as the most familiar petrochemical industries. Despite the …

Synthesis, characterization, and swelling properties of a new highly absorbent hydrogel based on carboxymethyl guar gum reinforced with bentonite and silica …

Y Bachra, A Grouli, F Damiri, XX Zhu, M Talbi… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Superabsorbent polymers derived from petroleum have been widely used as the primary
component of high-water-absorption disposable sanitary products. However, environmental …

Sulfonamide derivatives as novel surfactant/alkaline flooding processes for improving oil recovery

AA Soliman, MA ElSahaa, SM Elsaeed, EG Zaki… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Over time, oil consumption has increased along with a continuous demand for petroleum
products that require finding ways to increase hydrocarbon production more economically …

An overview on nanosilica–polymer composites as high-performance functional materials in oil fields

MR Krishnan, H Omar, A Almohsin, EH Alsharaeh - Polymer Bulletin, 2024 - Springer
This review comprehensively summarizes potential applications of SiO2–polymer
composites especially in oil industries: enhanced oil recovery (EOR), loss circulation (LC) …

Calcite–Brine Interface and Its Implications in Oilfield Applications: Insights from Zeta Potential Experiments and Molecular Dynamics Simulations

I Mohammed, S Abdel-Azeim, DA Shehri… - Energy & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Carbonate reservoirs are made up of predominantly calcite and dolomite minerals and hold
significant hydrocarbon reserves globally. However, the production from carbonate …