Cellulose nanomaterials for oil exploration applications

K Liu, H Du, W Liu, H Liu, M Zhang, T Xu, C Si - Polymer Reviews, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
A variety of chemicals are used in various stages of oil exploitation to ensure the normal
progress of exploitation and improve the efficiency of oil recovery. However, most of the …

Nanoparticles behaviors in porous media: Application to enhanced oil recovery

J Foroozesh, S Kumar - Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2020 - Elsevier
Stability of nanofluids along with their promising properties has led to wide applications of
nanoparticles (NPs) in enhanced oil recovery (EOR) projects. Nanofluids that are colloidal …

A critical review on selection of microemulsions or nanoemulsions for enhanced oil recovery

J Mariyate, A Bera - Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2022 - Elsevier
In this review, an attempt has been taken to show the preferential selection criteria of
microemulsions and nanoemulsions for applications in enhanced oil recovery. This paper …

Nanoparticles as foam stabilizer: Mechanism, control parameters and application in foam flooding for enhanced oil recovery

Y Zhang, Q Liu, H Ye, LL Yang, D Luo… - Journal of Petroleum …, 2021 - Elsevier
Recently, numbers of studies have been conducted by using nanoparticles as novel foam
stabilizer to enhance oil recovery (EOR). However, previous studies have not classified the …

Structural aspects, mechanisms and emerging prospects of Gemini surfactant-based alternative Enhanced Oil Recovery technology: A review

N Pal, H Hoteit, A Mandal - Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2021 - Elsevier
The design and development of chemical routes with fascinating physicochemical attributes
comprise a major field of research in enhanced oil recovery (EOR).'Dimerization'depicts a …

Adsorption mechanisms of a novel cationic gemini surfactant onto different rocks

S Kalam, SA Abu-Khamsin, MS Kamal… - Energy & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The need to reduce surfactant adsorption on rock surfaces has been a difficult task in
chemical enhanced oil recovery, as it directly impacts the economics of the project. This …

Shale core wettability alteration, foam and emulsion stabilization by surfactant: Impact of surfactant concentration, rock surface roughness and nanoparticles

OA Okunade, N Yekeen, E Padmanabhan… - Journal of Petroleum …, 2021 - Elsevier
Hexadecyltrimethyl ammonium bromide (HCTAB) and sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) are
popular conventional surfactants with versatile industrial and oilfield applications …

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 …

Impact of nanoparticles stability on rheology, interfacial tension, and wettability in chemical enhanced oil recovery: A critical parametric review

N Lashari, T Ganat, KA Elraies, MA Ayoub… - Journal of Petroleum …, 2022 - Elsevier
Nanoparticles are extensively used at lab scale to improve physicochemical characteristics
like interfacial tension, wettability, rheological behavior in different hydrocarbon recovery …

Enhanced oil recovery mechanism by surfactant-silica nanoparticles imbibition in ultra-low permeability reservoirs

M Zhao, Y Cheng, Y Wu, C Dai, M Gao, R Yan… - Journal of Molecular …, 2022 - Elsevier
Due to the low permeability, small pore throat and poor pore connectivity of ultra-low
permeability reservoirs, the development technology of ultra-low permeability reservoirs is …