A review of green scale inhibitors: Process, types, mechanism and properties

MA Jafar Mazumder - Coatings, 2020 - mdpi.com
In the present time, more often, it has been seen that scaling has grown as widely and
caused problems in the oilfield industry. Scaling is the deposition of various salts of …

State of art bio-materials as scale inhibitors in recirculating cooling water system: a review article

Y Hu, C Chen, S Liu - Water Science and Technology, 2022 - iwaponline.com
During the operation of the circulating cooling water system, inorganic scale deposition may
cause technical problems, such as reduction of heat transfer efficiency in cooling systems …

Prediction of barium sulfate precipitation in dynamic tube blocking tests and its inhibition for waterflooding application using response surface methodology

A Khormali, S Ahmadi - Journal of Petroleum Exploration and Production …, 2023 - Springer
Scale precipitation is one of the major problems in the petroleum industry during
waterflooding. The possibility of salt formation and precipitation should be monitored and …

Evaluation of different polymeric scale inhibitors for oilfield application

R Bisatto, VM Picoli, CL Petzhold - Journal of Petroleum Science and …, 2022 - Elsevier
The current challenges in oil production involve increase in productivity for high
temperature, pressure and salinity conditions. Specifically, for flow assurance, scale …

[HTML][HTML] Determining the operational window of green antiscalants: A case study for calcium sulfate

P Ramírez-García, MA Durán-Olivencia, M Kellermeier… - Desalination, 2022 - Elsevier
The detrimental effects of inorganic scaling in industrial and domestic applications are often
mitigated with scale inhibitors. Increasing environmental awareness and stringent …

Calcite scale inhibition using environmental-friendly amino acid inhibitors: DFT investigation

R Jalab, MA Saad, IA Hussein, AT Onawole - ACS omega, 2021 - ACS Publications
Scale prevention is a long-term challenge. It is essential for ensuring the optimum utilization
of oil and gas wells and minimizing economic losses due to disruptions in the hydrocarbon …

Synthesis and evaluation of a novel polyacrylamide functionalized nano-silica as a calcium carbonate inhibitor in upstream applications

N Ismail, AS Alshami, IA Hussein - Journal of Petroleum Science and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Calcium carbonate scale forms in production and injection wells, precipitating upon
pressure and temperature changes, incompatible water mixing, and dehydration. Production …

Fluorescent‐tagged Antiscalants: A New Look at the Scale Inhibition Mechanism and Antiscalant Selection

S Tkachenko, A Ryabova, M Oshchepkov… - …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Solid deposits onto equipment surfaces represent a serious problem all over the world.
Mitigation of this process is provided by chemical inhibitors. However, irrespective of …

Application of water-soluble polymers as calcium carbonate scale inhibitors in petroleum wells: A uni-and multivariate approach

RS Fernandes, WDL Santos, DF de Lima… - Desalination, 2021 - Elsevier
The present work aimed to evaluate water-soluble cellulose-derivative polymers as calcium
carbonate scale inhibitors using univariate and multivariate methods. The performance of …

Abatement of scale precipitation in oilfields using green scale inhibitors

L Mahmoodi, MR Malayeri, FF Tabrizi - Journal of Petroleum Science and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Scale formation in upstream oil operations may cause lower production rate, higher
operational costs and detrimental environmental impacts when hazardous chemical …