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Ngouangna E, Jaafar MZ, Norddin M, Agi A, Yakasai F, Oseh JO, Mamah SC, Yahya MN, Al-Ani M. Effect of Salinity on Hydroxyapatite Nanoparticles Flooding in Enhanced Oil Recovery: A Mechanistic Study. ACS OMEGA 2023; 8:17819-17833. [PMID: 37251146 PMCID: PMC10210169 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.3c00695] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2023] [Accepted: 03/22/2023] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
Abstract
Fluid-fluid interactions can affect any enhanced oil recovery (EOR) method, including nanofluid (NF) brine-water flooding. Flooding with NFs changes wettability and lowers oil-water interfacial tension (IFT). Preparation and modification affect the nanoparticle (NP) performance. Hydroxyapatite (HAP) NPs in EOR are yet to be properly verified. HAP was synthesized in this study using co-precipitation and in situ surface functionalization with sodium dodecyl sulfate in order to investigate its impact on EOR processes at high temperatures and different salinities. The following techniques were employed, in that sequence, to verify its synthesis: transmission electron microscopy, zeta potential, thermogravimetric analysis, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, particle size analysis, and energy-dispersive X-ray spectra. The outcomes showed the production of HAP, with the particles being evenly dispersed and stable in aqueous solution. The particles' surface charge increased from -5 to -27 mV when the pH was changed from 1 to 13. The HAP NFs at 0.1 wt % altered the wettability of sandstone core plugs from oil-wet at 111.7 to water-wet at 9.0 contact angles at salinity ranges of 5000 ppm to 30,000 ppm. Additionally, the IFT was reduced to 3 mN/m HAP with an incremental oil recovery of 17.9% of the initial oil in place. The HAP NF thus demonstrated excellent effectiveness in EOR through IFT reduction, wettability change, and oil displacement in both low and high salinity conditions.
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Affiliation(s)
- Eugene
N. Ngouangna
- Departmentii
of Petroleum Engineering, School of Chemical and Energy Engineering,
Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi
Malaysia, Johor
Bahru 81310, Malaysia
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- Departmentii
of Petroleum Engineering, School of Chemical and Energy Engineering,
Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi
Malaysia, Johor
Bahru 81310, Malaysia
- Institute
for Oil and Gas (IFOG), Universiti Technology
Malaysia, 81310 Johor Bahru, Malaysia
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- Departmentii
of Petroleum Engineering, School of Chemical and Energy Engineering,
Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi
Malaysia, Johor
Bahru 81310, Malaysia
- Institute
for Oil and Gas (IFOG), Universiti Technology
Malaysia, 81310 Johor Bahru, Malaysia
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- Faculty
of Chemical and Process Engineering Technology, University Malaysia Pahang, Kuantan, Pahang 68145, Malaysia
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- Departmentii
of Petroleum Engineering, School of Chemical and Energy Engineering,
Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi
Malaysia, Johor
Bahru 81310, Malaysia
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- Departmentii
of Petroleum Engineering, School of Chemical and Energy Engineering,
Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi
Malaysia, Johor
Bahru 81310, Malaysia
- Department
of Petroleum Engineering, School of Engineering and Engineering Technology, Federal University of Technology, P.M.B. 1526, Owerri 460083, Imo State, Nigeria
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- Advanced
Membrane Technology Research Centre (AMTEC), School of Chemical and
Energy Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Skudai 81310, Johor, Malaysia
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- Departmentii
of Petroleum Engineering, School of Chemical and Energy Engineering,
Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi
Malaysia, Johor
Bahru 81310, Malaysia
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- Departmentii
of Petroleum Engineering, School of Chemical and Energy Engineering,
Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi
Malaysia, Johor
Bahru 81310, Malaysia
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Singh SK, Maiti A, Pandey A, Jain N, Sharma C. Fouling limitations of osmotic pressure‐driven processes and its remedial strategies: A review. J Appl Polym Sci 2023. [DOI: 10.1002/app.53295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/05/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Satish Kumar Singh
- Department of Paper Technology Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee Saharanpur India
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- Department of Polymer and Process Engineering Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee Saharanpur India
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- Department of Polymer and Process Engineering Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee Saharanpur India
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- Department of Polymer and Process Engineering Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee Saharanpur India
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- Department of Paper Technology Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee Saharanpur India
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