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He X, Zheng X, Lin X, Huang M, Shi J, Du W, Liu Z, Zhang Z. Investigation of the Stability Mechanism of Stimulus-Responsive Wormlike Micelle-CO 2 Foams in the Oil Phase. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2024; 40:11491-11503. [PMID: 38770578 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.4c00559] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2024]
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Foam flooding is an important tool for reservoir development. This study aims to further investigate the interaction between stimulus-responsive wormlike micelle (WLM)-CO2 foams and crude oil. We performed micromorphology experiments as our major studies and used molecular dynamics simulations as an auxiliary tool for interfacial analysis. We utilized foam generation, liquid separation, and defoaming as the entry points of experimental research and energy as the quantitative assessment index to investigate the dynamic process of the action of different oil contents and oil phase types in a DOAPA@NaSal-H+ foam system. We also examined the role of NaSal in the generation and development of the foam system. Results indicated that the law of crude oil's effect on foam could be summarized as "low contents are beneficial and high contents are harmful." In addition, although the DOAPA@NaSal-H+ foam system has high compatibility for saturated and aromatic hydrocarbons, it is highly suitable for application in reservoir environments with relatively high asphaltene and resin contents. Through combined experimental and simulation approaches, we clarified the law governing the stability of the DOAPA@NaSal-H+ foam system in different oil-containing environments, identified the key role of NaSal, and provided a reference for the targeted application of the DOAPA@NaSal-H+ foam system in different oil reservoirs.
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- Xin He
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu 610500, Sichuan, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu 610500, Sichuan, China
- Oil and Gas Field Applied Chemistry Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu 610500, China
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- Nanchong Electronic Information Industry Technology Research Institute, Nanchong 637000, Sichuan, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu 610500, Sichuan, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu 610500, Sichuan, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu 610500, Sichuan, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu 610500, Sichuan, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu 610500, Sichuan, China
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Aggrawal R, Halder S, Dyagala S, Saha SK. Role of Dual Nature of Ionic Liquid in Solvation Dynamics and Rotational Diffusion in Mixed Micelles: A Time‐Resolved Fluorescence and Fluorescence Anisotropy Study. ChemistrySelect 2023. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.202204360] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/09/2023]
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- Rishika Aggrawal
- Department of Chemistry Birla Institute of Technology & Science (BITS) Pilani Hyderabad Campus Telangana 500078 INDIA
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- Department of Chemistry Birla Institute of Technology & Science (BITS) Pilani Hyderabad Campus Telangana 500078 INDIA
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- Department of Chemistry Birla Institute of Technology & Science (BITS) Pilani Hyderabad Campus Telangana 500078 INDIA
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- Department of Chemistry Birla Institute of Technology & Science (BITS) Pilani Hyderabad Campus Telangana 500078 INDIA
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Excellent foaming properties of anionic-zwitterionic-Gemini cationic compound surfactants for gas well deliquification: Experimental and computational investigations. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2022.129944] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Li S, Li S, Du K, Zhu J, Shang L, Zhang K. Synthesis and stability of switchable CO 2-responsive foaming coupled with nanoparticles. iScience 2022; 25:105091. [PMID: 36164653 PMCID: PMC9508482 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2022.105091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2022] [Revised: 06/03/2022] [Accepted: 09/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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CO2-responsive foaming has been drawing huge attention due to its unique switching characteristics in academic research and industrial practices, whereas its stability remains questionable for further applications. In this paper, a new CO2-switchable foam was synthesized by adding the preferably selected hydrophilic nanoparticle N20 into the foaming agent C12A, through a series of analytical experiments. Overall, the synergy between cationic surfactants and nanoparticles with a contact angle of 37.83° is the best. More specifically, after adding 1.5 wt% N20, the half-life of foam is 14 times longer than that of pure C12A foam. What’s more, the C12A-N20 solution is validated to own distinctive CO2-N2 switching features because very slight foaming degradations are observed in terms of the foaming volume and half-life time even after three cycles of CO2-N2 injections. This study is of paramount importance pertaining to future CO2 foam research and applications in energy and environmental practices. Cationic surfactants have the best synergy with NPs with a contact angle of 37.83° The foam stability increased with the increase of NPs concentration CO2/N2 can control the foaming properties of C12A-N20 solution and are reversible
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- Songyan Li
- Key Laboratory of Unconventional Oil & Gas Development (China University of Petroleum (East China)), Ministry of Education, Qingdao 266580, P. R. China.,School of Petroleum Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, P. R. China
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- School of Petroleum Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, P. R. China
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- School of Petroleum Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, P. R. China
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- School of Petroleum Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, P. R. China
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- Engineering Technology Branch, CNOOC Energy Development Co., Ltd, Tianjin 300452, P. R. China
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- Institute of Energy, Peking University, Beijing 100871, P. R. China.,Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London, SW7 2AZ, UK
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Towesend VDJ, Creatto EJ, Pedroni LG, Pérez-Gramatges A. Synergism in binary surfactant mixtures containing a pH-responsive surfactant towards enhanced foam stability in brine at high pressure and high temperature conditions. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2022.129433] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Molecular Dynamics Simulation and Experiment on the Microscopic Mechanism of the Effect of Wax Crystals on the Burst and Drainage of Foams. SUSTAINABILITY 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/su14116778] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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In recent years, with the goal of “carbon peaking and carbon neutralization”, the CO2 flooding technology in carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUs) has been paid great attention to the oil fields. However, the CO2 flooding of crude oil may produce foams in the oil and gas separation process. In addition, the precipitation of wax components in crude oil might enhance the stability characteristics of these foams and lower the separator’s efficiency. Based on a crude oil depressurization foaming device, the influence of wax crystals on the bursting of oil foam was studied using simulated oil, and the microstructure of the wax crystal and foam liquid film was observed using freeze-etching and microscopic observation. In addition, the gas–liquid interface model of the wax oil was established by a molecular dynamics (MD) simulation to analyze the influence mechanism of wax crystals on foam drainage and gas diffusion among foams in the microlayer. The results show that the precipitation of wax crystals overall reduces the rate of defoaming and drainage and increases the grain diameter of the foam. The formation and growth of the wax crystal-shaped network impede the flow of liquid in the drainage channel and stabilize the foam. Moreover, it impedes the diffusion of CO2 among foams, inhibiting the bursting of the foams. The results of the combined experiments and MD simulation verify the accuracy and applicability of the molecular model, which further clarifies the effect of wax crystals on foam stability and its mechanism of action on foam film. These findings are a benchmark for the enhancement of defoaming and separation efficiency and a theoretical framework for future study and modeling.
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Zhang P, Cao X, Li X, Guo D, Bian J, Dong H. Microscopic mechanisms of inorganic salts affecting the performance of aqueous foams with sodium dodecyl sulfate: View from the gas–liquid interface. J Mol Liq 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2021.117488] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Pal A, Punia R, Dubey GP. Formation of mixed micelles in an aqueous mixture of a biamphiphilic surface active ionic liquid and an anionic surfactant: Experimental and theoretical study. J Mol Liq 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2021.116355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Study on the influence of the external conditions and internal components on foam performance in gas recovery. Chem Eng Sci 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2020.116279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Zhai C, Azhar U, Yue W, Dou Y, Zhang L, Yang X, Zhang Y, Xu P, Zong C, Zhang S. Preparation and Insights of Smart Foams with Phototunable Foamability Based on Azobenzene-Containing Surfactants. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2020; 36:15423-15429. [PMID: 33300789 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.0c03028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Smart foams with tunable foamability exhibit superb applications in many fields such as colloidal and interface science. Herein, we have synthesized an azobenzene-containing surfactant with excellent photoresponsiveness by a simple thiol-maleimide click reaction between thioglycolic acid and 4-(N-maleimide) azobenzene (MAB). The structure and the photoresponsive behavior of the novel surfactant are characterized. Depending on the solution concentration, the synthesized surfactant demonstrated various speeds for the trans/cis photoisomerization varying from 9 to 24 s for the given concentration range and excellent reversible photoisomerization cycling stability (more than 20 cycles) upon light irradiation. Based on these conformational switches, a series of phototriggered obvious surface properties (e.g., critical micelle concentration (CMC), surface tension (γ), and surface excess concentration (Γ)) changes of the surfactant are achieved. More specifically, the smart foam system with tunable foamability is realized. As-formed smart foams with rapid photocontrolled reversible foaming/defoaming transition and excellent cycling stability make them very attractive candidates for applications in wastewater treatment, green textile, oil extraction, and emulsification.
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- Congcong Zhai
- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Fluorine Chemistry and Chemical Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022, China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Fluorine Chemistry and Chemical Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022, China
- Department of Polymer Engineering, National Textile University, Karachi Campus, Karachi 74900, Pakistan
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Fluorine Chemistry and Chemical Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022, China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Fluorine Chemistry and Chemical Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022, China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Fluorine Chemistry and Chemical Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022, China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Fluorine Chemistry and Chemical Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022, China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Fluorine Chemistry and Chemical Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022, China
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- Taishan Sports Industry Group Co., Ltd., Dezhou 253600, China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Fluorine Chemistry and Chemical Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022, China
- Taishan Sports Industry Group Co., Ltd., Dezhou 253600, China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Fluorine Chemistry and Chemical Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022, China
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Liu X, Yang F, Guo J, Fu J, Guo Z. New insights into unusual droplets: from mediating the wettability to manipulating the locomotion modes. Chem Commun (Camb) 2020; 56:14757-14788. [PMID: 33125006 DOI: 10.1039/d0cc05801g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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The ability to manipulate droplets can be utilized to develop various smart sensors or actuators, endowing them with fascinating applications for drug delivery, detection of target analytes, environmental monitoring, intelligent control, and so on. However, the stimuli-responsive superhydrophobic/superhydrophilic materials for normal water droplets cannot satisfy the requirements from some certain circumstances, i.e., liquid lenses and biosensors (detection of various additives in water/blood droplets). Stimuli-responsive wetting/dewetting behaviors of exceptional droplets are open issues and are attracting much attention from across the world. In this perspective article, the unconventional droplets are divided into three categories: ionic or surfactant additives in water droplets, oil droplets, and bubble droplets. We first introduce several classical wettability models of droplets and some methods to achieve wettability transition. The unusual droplet motion is also introduced in detail. There are four main types of locomotion modes, which are vertical rebound motion, lateral motion, self-propulsion motion, and anisotropic wettability controlled sliding behavior. The driving mechanism for the droplet motion is briefly introduced as well. Some approaches to achieve this manipulation goal, such as light irradiation, electronic, magnetic, acid-base, thermal, and mechanical ways will be taken into consideration. Finally, the current researches on unconventional droplets extending to polymer droplets and liquid metal droplets on the surface of special wettability materials are summarized and the prospect of unconventional droplet research directions in the field of on-demand transport application will be proposed.
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- Xianchen Liu
- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for the Green Preparation and Application of Functional Materials, School of Materials Science & Engineering and Hubei Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials, Hubei University, Wuhan 430062, People's Republic of China.
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for the Green Preparation and Application of Functional Materials, School of Materials Science & Engineering and Hubei Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials, Hubei University, Wuhan 430062, People's Republic of China.
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for the Green Preparation and Application of Functional Materials, School of Materials Science & Engineering and Hubei Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials, Hubei University, Wuhan 430062, People's Republic of China.
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for the Green Preparation and Application of Functional Materials, School of Materials Science & Engineering and Hubei Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials, Hubei University, Wuhan 430062, People's Republic of China. and School of Chemistry and Environment Engineering, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan 430205, People's Republic of China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for the Green Preparation and Application of Functional Materials, School of Materials Science & Engineering and Hubei Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials, Hubei University, Wuhan 430062, People's Republic of China. and State Key Laboratory of Solid Lubrication, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, People's Republic of China.
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