The goal of the present paper is to provide a comprehensive review of the literature
describing the physical and chemical mechanisms for enhanced oil recovery under smart …

Sustainability refers to achieving our goals without compromising the capacity of coming
generations to accomplish their aims. Sustainability is a multifaceted approach considering …

The low salinity water flooding (LSWF) technique has established itself as cost-effective and
environment-friendly in nature but its mechanisms are still unclear. Recovery due to LSWF …

Smart water flooding as a developing technique utilizes modified water chemistry in terms of
salinity and composition to prepare the best-suited brine composition for a specific …

To minimize environmental impact and costs, natural surfactants are suggested as an
ecologically sustainable replacement for synthetic surfactants. The aim of this work is to …

Wettability alteration appears to be an important physiochemical process during low salinity
waterflooding (LSWF) in carbonate reservoirs. However, the leading factor (s) behind …

Exploring different catalytic material paradigms could drive the search for the best oxygen
evolution reaction (OER) catalyst to achieve industrially-feasible hydrogen fuel from water …

Crude oil is made up of very complex compounds, which are found in polar organic
substances especially organic acid compounds in the majority. Although organic acid …

The lack of consensus on the mechanisms underpinning low salinity waterflooding (LSWF)
oil recovery has affected the successful implementation of LSWF in carbonate reservoirs …

Smart water injection (SWI) is a practical enhanced oil recovery (EOR) technique that
improves displacement efficiency on micro and macro scales by different physiochemical …