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Thermodynamic Modeling of Saponin Adsorption Behavior on Sandstone Rocks: An Experimental Study. ARABIAN JOURNAL FOR SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s13369-022-07552-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Tabaeh Hayavi M, Kazemzadeh Y, Riazi M. Application of Surfactant-based Enhanced Oil Recovery in Carbonate Reservoirs: A critical Review of the Opportunities and Challenges. Chem Phys Lett 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2022.139975] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/07/2022]
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Liu Z, Zhao G, Brewer M, Lv Q, Sudhölter EJR. Comprehensive review on surfactant adsorption on mineral surfaces in chemical enhanced oil recovery. Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2021; 294:102467. [PMID: 34175528 DOI: 10.1016/j.cis.2021.102467] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2021] [Revised: 05/23/2021] [Accepted: 06/13/2021] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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With the increasing demand for efficient extraction of residual oil, enhanced oil recovery (EOR) offers prospects for producing more reservoirs' original oil in place. As one of the most promising methods, chemical EOR (cEOR) is the process of injecting chemicals (polymers, alkalis, and surfactants) into reservoirs. However, the main issue that influences the recovery efficiency in surfactant flooding of cEOR is surfactant losses through adsorption to the reservoir rocks. This review focuses on the key issue of surfactant adsorption in cEOR and addresses major concerns regarding surfactant adsorption processes. We first describe the adsorption behavior of surfactants with particular emphasis on adsorption mechanisms, isotherms, kinetics, thermodynamics, and adsorption structures. Factors that affect surfactant adsorption such as surfactant characteristics, solution chemistry, rock mineralogy, and temperature were discussed systematically. To minimize surfactant adsorption, the chemical additives of alkalis, polymers, nanoparticles, co-solvents, and ionic liquids are highlighted as well as implementing with salinity gradient and low salinity water flooding strategies. Finally, current trends and future challenges related to the harsh conditions in surfactant based EOR are outlined. It is expected to provide solid knowledge to understand surfactant adsorption involved in cEOR and contribute to improved flooding strategies with reduced surfactant loss.
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- Zilong Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, Beijing Key Laboratory of Optical Detection Technology for Oil and Gas, College of Science, Unconventional Petroleum Research Institute, China University of Petroleum (Beijing), Beijing 102249, PR China; Organic Materials & Interfaces, Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Delft University of Technology, Van der Maasweg 9, 2629 HZ Delft, The Netherlands.
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, Beijing Key Laboratory of Optical Detection Technology for Oil and Gas, College of Science, Unconventional Petroleum Research Institute, China University of Petroleum (Beijing), Beijing 102249, PR China
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- Shell Global Solutions International B.V., Shell Technology Centre Amsterdam (STCA), Grasweg 31, 1031 HW Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, Beijing Key Laboratory of Optical Detection Technology for Oil and Gas, College of Science, Unconventional Petroleum Research Institute, China University of Petroleum (Beijing), Beijing 102249, PR China.
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- Organic Materials & Interfaces, Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Delft University of Technology, Van der Maasweg 9, 2629 HZ Delft, The Netherlands.
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Abbas AH, Pourafshary P, Wan Sulaiman WR, Jaafar MZ, Nyakuma BB. Toward Reducing Surfactant Adsorption on Clay Minerals by Lignin for Enhanced Oil Recovery Application. ACS OMEGA 2021; 6:18651-18662. [PMID: 34337204 PMCID: PMC8319929 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.1c01342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2021] [Accepted: 06/29/2021] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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The significant loss of surfactants during reservoir flooding is a challenge in oil field operations. The presence of clay minerals affects the surfactant performance, resulting in surfactant losses. This is because the mineralogical composition of the reservoir results in unpredicted adsorption quantity. Therefore, this paper seeks to investigate Aerosol-OT's adsorption on different quartz/clay mineral compositions during the flow. Also, it investigates adsorption mitigation by preflushing with lignin. The dynamic experiments were conducted on sand packs composed of quartz-sand and up to a 7% clay mineral content. The results obtained from the surfactant losses were compared with/without lignin preflush at different pH values. The main observation was the direct relationship between increasing the composition of clay minerals and the surfactant pore volume required to overcome the adsorption. The highest adsorption calculated was 46 g/kg for 7% kaolinite. Moreover, lignin successfully reduced the adsorption of Aerosol-OT by 60%. Therefore, the results demonstrate that the effects of the clay mineral content on adsorption could be efficiently minimized using lignin at a high pH.
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- Azza Hashim Abbas
- School
of Mining and Geosciences, Nazarbayev University, Nur-Sultan 010000, Kazakhstan
- School
of Engineering, Department of Petroleum Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor Bahru 81310, Malaysia
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- School
of Mining and Geosciences, Nazarbayev University, Nur-Sultan 010000, Kazakhstan
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- School
of Engineering, Department of Petroleum Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor Bahru 81310, Malaysia
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- School
of Engineering, Department of Petroleum Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor Bahru 81310, Malaysia
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- Research
Initiative for Sustainable Energy Technologies, North-Bank, Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria
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Ding F, Gao M. Pore wettability for enhanced oil recovery, contaminant adsorption and oil/water separation: A review. Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2021; 289:102377. [PMID: 33601298 DOI: 10.1016/j.cis.2021.102377] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2020] [Revised: 01/26/2021] [Accepted: 01/27/2021] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Wettability, a fundamental property of porous surface, occupies a pivotal position in the fields of enhanced oil recovery, organic contaminant adsorption and oil/water separation. In this review, wettability and the related applications are systematically expounded from the perspectives of hydrophilicity, hydrophobicity and super-wettability. Four common measurement methods are generalized and categorized into contact angle method and ratio method, and influencing factors (temperature, the type and layer charge of matrix, the species and structure of modifier) as well as their corresponding altering methods (inorganic, organic and thermal modification etc.) of wettability are overviewed. Different roles of wettability alteration in enhanced oil recovery, organic contaminant adsorption as well as oil/water separation are summarized. Among these applications, firstly, the hydrophilic alteration plays a key role in recovery of the oil production process; secondly, hydrophobic circumstance of surface drives the organic pollutant adsorption more effectually; finally, super-wetting property of matrix ensures the high-efficient separation of oil from water. This review also identifies importance, challenges and future prospects of wettability alteration, and as a result, furnishes the essential guidance for selection and design inspiration of the wettability modification, and supports the further development of pore wettability application.
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An experimental investigation on the use of saponin as a non-ionic surfactant for chemical enhanced oil recovery (EOR) in sandstone and carbonate oil reservoirs: IFT, wettability alteration, and oil recovery. Chem Eng Res Des 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cherd.2020.04.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Li Z, Wu H, Hu Y, Chen X, Yuan Y, Luo Y, Hou J, Bai B, Kang W. Ultra-low interfacial tension biobased and catanionic surfactants for low permeability reservoirs. J Mol Liq 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2020.113099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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An insight into a di-chain surfactant adsorption onto sandstone minerals under different salinity-temperature conditions: Chemical EOR applications. Chem Eng Res Des 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cherd.2019.11.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Khezerlooe-ye Aghdam S, Moslemizadeh A, Madani M, Ghasemi M, Shahbazi K, Keshavarz Moraveji M. Mechanistic assessment of Seidlitzia Rosmarinus-derived surfactant for restraining shale hydration: A comprehensive experimental investigation. Chem Eng Res Des 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cherd.2019.05.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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RSM optimization of oil-in-water microemulsion stabilized by synthesized zwitterionic surfactant and its properties evaluation for application in enhanced oil recovery. Chem Eng Res Des 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cherd.2019.05.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Fang Z, Cao XR, Yu YL, Li M. Fabrication and characterization of microcapsule encapsulating EOR surfactants by microfluidic technique. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2019.02.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Dehaghani AHS, Badizad MH. Effect of magnetic field treatment on interfacial tension of CTAB nano-emulsion: Developing a novel agent for enhanced oil recovery. J Mol Liq 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2018.03.111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Moslemizadeh A, Samadzadeh Hafshejani K, Shahbazi K, Zaravi Dezfuli M, Zendehboudi S. A biosurfactant for inhibiting clay hydration in aqueous solutions: Applications to petroleum industry. CAN J CHEM ENG 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/cjce.23172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Aghil Moslemizadeh
- Department of Petroleum EngineeringPetroleum University of TechnologyAhwazIran
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- Department of Petroleum EngineeringPetroleum University of TechnologyAhwazIran
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- Faculty of Engineering and Applied ScienceMemorial UniversitySt. John'sNLCanada
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Shakil Hussain S, Kamal MS. Effect of large spacer on surface activity, thermal, and rheological properties of novel amido-amine cationic gemini surfactants. J Mol Liq 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2017.07.128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Moslemizadeh A, Shirmardi Dezaki A, Shadizadeh SR. Mechanistic understanding of chemical flooding in swelling porous media using a bio-based nonionic surfactant. J Mol Liq 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2016.12.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [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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Jian G, Puerto MC, Wehowsky A, Dong P, Johnston KP, Hirasaki GJ, Biswal SL. Static Adsorption of an Ethoxylated Nonionic Surfactant on Carbonate Minerals. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2016; 32:10244-10252. [PMID: 27673699 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.6b01975] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The static adsorption of C12-14E22, which is a highly ethoxylated nonionic surfactant, was studied on different minerals using high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) combined with an evaporative light scattering detector (ELSD). Of particular interest is the surfactant adsorption in the presence of CO2 because it can be used for foam flooding in enhanced oil recovery applications. The effects of the mineral type, impurities, salinity, and temperature were investigated. The adsorption of C12-14E22 on pure calcite was as low as 0.01 mg/m2 but higher on dolomite depending on the silica and clay content in the mineral. The adsorption remained unchanged when the experiments were performed using a brine solution or 0.101 MPa (1 atm) CO2, which indicates that electrostatic force is not the governing factor that drives the adsorption. The adsorption of C12-14E22 on silica may be due to hydrogen bonding between the oxygen in the ethoxy groups of the surfactant and the hydroxyl groups on the mineral surface. Additionally, thermal decomposition of the surfactant was severe at 80 °C but can be inhibited by operating in a reducing environment. Under reducing conditions, adsorption of C12-14E22 increased at higher temperatures.
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- Guoqing Jian
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Rice University , Houston, Texas 77005, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Rice University , Houston, Texas 77005, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Rice University , Houston, Texas 77005, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Rice University , Houston, Texas 77005, United States
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- McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin , Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Rice University , Houston, Texas 77005, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Rice University , Houston, Texas 77005, United States
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