Dissipative particle dynamics simulations in colloid and Interface science: A review

KP Santo, AV Neimark - Advances in colloid and interface science, 2021 - Elsevier
Dissipative particle dynamics (DPD) is one of the most efficient mesoscale coarse-grained
methodologies for modeling soft matter systems. Here, we comprehensively review the …

Comprehensive review of the interfacial behavior of water/oil/surfactant systems using dissipative particle dynamics simulation

M Ahmadi, E Aliabadian, B Liu, X Lei… - Advances in Colloid and …, 2022 - Elsevier
A comprehensive understanding of interfacial behavior in water/oil/surfactant systems is
critical to evaluating the performance of emulsions in various industries, specifically in the oil …

Perspective: Dissipative particle dynamics

P Espanol, PB Warren - The Journal of chemical physics, 2017 - pubs.aip.org
Dissipative particle dynamics (DPD) belongs to a class of models and computational
algorithms developed to address mesoscale problems in complex fluids and soft matter in …

Effects of salt and surfactant on interfacial characteristics of water/oil systems: molecular dynamic simulations and dissipative particle dynamics

F Goodarzi, S Zendehboudi - Industrial & Engineering Chemistry …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Multiphase systems and their behaviors/characteristics appear to be crucial in a variety of
industries such as the oil and gas sector, pharmaceutical industry, and food industry. In this …

Effect of Gemini surfactant structure on water/oil interfacial properties: A dissipative particle dynamics study

Z Wen, P Xiao, P Wang, X Han, J Ma, S Zhao - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
Understanding the structural effects of Gemini surfactants on interfacial properties is pivotal
towards the rational design of efficient Gemini surfactants. Herein, a series of alkylbenzene …

Dissipative Particle Dynamics-Based Simulation of the Effect of Asphaltene Structure on Oil–Water Interface Properties

C Liang, X Liu, H Jiang, Y Xu, Y Jia - ACS omega, 2023 - ACS Publications
Asphaltenes are the main substances that stabilize emulsions during the production,
processing, and transport of crude oil. The purpose of this research is to investigate the …

Molecular design of the amphiphilic polymer as a viscosity reducer for heavy crude oil: From mesoscopic to atomic scale

J Xu, S Xue, J Zhang, Y Han, S Xia - Energy & Fuels, 2020 - ACS Publications
The use of an appropriate viscosity reducer is the key during the process of heavy crude oil
exploitation. To design a new amphiphilic polymer as an efficient viscosity reducer, we …

Dissipative particle dynamics simulation and experimental analysis of effects of Gemini surfactants with different spacer lengths on stability of emulsion systems

D Han, J Mao, J Zhao, H Zhang, D Wang, H Cao… - Colloids and Surfaces A …, 2022 - Elsevier
Understanding the effects of the structure of surfactants on the interfacial properties and
dynamic processes of emulsions is critical for the rational design and selection of surfactants …

Dissipative particle dynamics to study asphaltenes and surfactants interactions at the oil–water interface

H Jiang, X Liu, C Liang, Z Wang, Y Jia - Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2023 - Elsevier
Heavy oil is an important unconventional oil resource, but its high viscosity and complex
composition make them difficult to transport. Heavy oil-in-water emulsion transportation is …

Effect of surfactant hydrophobic chain equivalence on the oil-water interface and emulsion stability: A dissipative particle dynamics and experimental study

D Han, J Mao, J Zhao, H Zhang, X Yang… - Journal of Molecular …, 2023 - Elsevier
Gemini surfactants have shown great potential and have become a popular topic of research
and are considered a novel alternative to conventional surfactants because of their …