Oil reservoir formation damage is a challenging issue associated with water and/or gas
reservoir flooding in secondary and tertiary oil recovery operations. Some enhanced oil …

Pollution of environmental waters and ecosystems is increasing. Adsorption is an effective
technique for water decontamination, but is limited by the cost of commercial adsorbents …

Marine oil spills are one of the major sources of water pollution causing huge environmental
damage and economic destruction. They disturbs the ecological framework of the oceans …

Due to the exclusive size effect, magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) exhibit unique chemical,
mechanical and considerably different magnetic properties compared with conventional …

Environmental deterioration due to anthropogenic activities is a threat to sustainable, clean
and green environment. Accumulation of hazardous chemicals pollutes soil, water and air …

When synthesized in a specific size range and with a special surface coating tailored to
achieve certain desired functionalities, nanoparticles exhibit unique properties with …

Iron oxide nanoparticles (IONPs) are of particular interest in multiple fields and in enhanced
oil recovery (EOR) due to their unique advantages and characteristics. Albeit several …

The migration process of magnetic nanoparticles and colloids in solution under the influence
of magnetic field gradients, which is also known as magnetophoresis, is an essential step in …

The magnetic manipulation of droplets is one of the emerging magnetofluidic technologies
that integrate multiple disciplines, such as electromagnetics, fluid mechanics and so on. The …

A large number of oil–water emulsions are produced in petroleum, petrochemical, and other
industries and are stabilized by natural and acquired surfactants or solid particles. If these …