Wettability of rock/CO2/brine and rock/oil/CO2-enriched-brine systems: Critical parametric analysis and future outlook

M Arif, SA Abu-Khamsin, S Iglauer - Advances in colloid and interface …, 2019 - Elsevier
CO 2 geo-sequestration is a promising technology to permanently store CO 2 in geological
formations to control the atmospheric carbon footprint. In addition, CO 2 is frequently utilized …

A review on clay wettability: From experimental investigations to molecular dynamics simulations

B Pan, X Yin, S Iglauer - Advances in Colloid and Interface Science, 2020 - Elsevier
Clay is one of the most important mineral components in geological formations, and it is
widely used in many industrial applications. One clay property, which is of key importance in …

Experimental evaluation of rock mineralogy on hydrogen-wettability: Implications for hydrogen geo-storage

H Esfandyari, M Sarmadivaleh, F Esmaeilzadeh… - Journal of Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
Global energy demand is increasing every year, and we face the drawbacks of extensive
fossil fuel use in our daily lives more than ever. Hydrogen (H 2) is currently assessed as an …

Shale wettability: Data sets, challenges, and outlook

M Arif, Y Zhang, S Iglauer - Energy & Fuels, 2021 - ACS Publications
The wetting characteristics of shale rocks at representative subsurface conditions remain an
area of active debate. A precise characterization of shale wettability is essential for …

Wettability of rock/CO2/brine systems: A critical review of influencing parameters and recent advances

N Yekeen, E Padmanabhan, A Thenesh… - Journal of Industrial and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Carbondioxide injection into geological formations is a promising method of optimizing
hydrocarbon recovery, as well as improving CO 2 geo-storage security. However, the …

Enhancing carbon sequestration: Innovative models for wettability dynamics in CO2-brine-mineral systems

HV Thanh, H Zhang, M Rahimi, U Ashraf… - Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study investigates the application of machine learning techniques—specifically
convolutional neural networks, multilayer perceptrons and cascaded forward neural …

Wettability of sandstone rocks and their mineral components during CO2 injection in aquifers: Implications for fines migration

X Zhang, J Ge, F Kamali, F Othman, Y Wang… - Journal of Natural Gas …, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper presents CO 2-brine wettability of sandstones and minerals composing the
sandstones. The measured contact angles are used further to analyse the effect of wettability …

Review on Multiscale CO2 Mineralization and Geological Storage: Mechanisms, Characterization, Modeling, Applications and Perspectives

L Sun, Y Liu, Z Cheng, L Jiang, P Lv, Y Song - Energy & Fuels, 2023 - ACS Publications
Carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) technology has shown rapid development
in recent years as an important technology to reduce carbon emissions, of which CO2 …

Multiscale wettability characterization under CO2 geological storage conditions: A review

X Wang, S Li, B Tong, L Jiang, P Lv, Y Zhang… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2024 - Elsevier
The wettability of porous media strongly affects the trapping mechanism and storage
capacity during CO 2 geological storage. Various novel measuring methods have been …

Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Mineral Surface Wettability by Water Versus CO2: Thin Films, Contact Angles, and Capillary Pressure in a Silica Nanopore

EWH Sun, IC Bourg - The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2020 - ACS Publications
The wettability of mineral surfaces is an important property influencing multiphase flow in
soils and sedimentary rocks. In particular, for CO2 abatement technologies that rely on …