Surfactant-mediated wetting and spreading are ubiquitous. Understanding of these
phenomena in-depth allows precise tailoring of wetting performance which can contribute to …

Adsorption of asphaltene onto mineral or metal surface is an undesirable process with
several adverse effects such as wettability alteration, fouling pipelines/equipment …

Chemical-enhanced oil recovery (chemical-EOR) is a unique strategy that employs chemical
agents with special properties for enhancing crude oil recovery from matured reservoirs …

The intermolecular interaction between various components in crude oil, such as saturates,
aromatics, resins, and asphaltenes, and the zwitterionic surfactant 3 …

To better understand the mechanism of precipitation and dissolution of the crystalline wax in
asphalt, it is necessary to investigate the phase transition process of asphalt at different …

Recently, nanotechnology has been effectively used in the field of road pavement. Oxidation
and aging of asphalt cause deterioration of road pavements and increase asphalt-related …

The adsorption behavior of asphaltenes on the mineral surfaces seriously reduces oil
recovery, which is dependent on the molecular structure, surface properties of the inorganic …

The precipitation and deposition of asphaltenes are complex phenomena that reduce the
efficiency in oil production operations. In this study, spectroscopic and thermal methods …

Modifying reservoir surface wetting properties is an appealing topic to the upstream oil and
gas industry for enhancing hydrocarbon recovery as the shifting of reservoir rock surface …

Understanding how the surfactant molecular structure affects foam stability is important in
various applications, such as soil remediation, the food industry, enhanced oil recovery, and …