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Salem KG, Tantawy MA, Gawish AA, Salem AM, Gomaa S, El-hoshoudy A. Key aspects of polymeric nanofluids as a new enhanced oil recovery approach: A comprehensive review. FUEL 2024; 368:131515. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2024.131515] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/05/2024]
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Almakimi A, Ben Ali A, Hussein IA, Bai B. Evaluation of Novel Preformed Particle Gel System for Conformance Control in Mature Oil Reservoirs. Gels 2024; 10:70. [PMID: 38247792 PMCID: PMC10815741 DOI: 10.3390/gels10010070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/25/2023] [Revised: 01/14/2024] [Accepted: 01/15/2024] [Indexed: 01/23/2024] Open
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To address challenges associated with excessive water production in mature oil reservoirs, this study introduces a carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)-based material as a novel preformed particle gel (PPG) designed to plug excessive water pathways and redistribute the subsequent injected water toward unswept zones. Through microwave-assisted grafting copolymerization of CMC with acrylamide (AM), we successfully generated multi-sized dry particles within the range of 250-800 µm. Comprehensive analyses, including Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM), have confirmed the chemical composition and morphology of the resulting carboxymethyl cellulose-grafted crosslinked polyacrylamide (CMC/PAMBA). Swelling kinetics and rheology tests were conducted to confirm the ability of this novel PPG system to perform at different reservoir conditions. The results of core flooding experiments showed that the CMC/PAMBA PPG is capable of plugging open fractures with a water breakthrough pressure gradient of up to 144 psi/ft. This preformed particle gel (PPG) system was designed specifically for application in Middle East reservoirs, which are distinguished by high salinity and elevated temperature levels. This PPG system is able to swell up to 10 times its original size in seawater and maintain a strength of about 1300 Pa at a temperature of 80 °C. Further optimization is conceivable to enhance injection efficiency and achieve superior plugging outcomes.
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- Abdulaziz Almakimi
- Petroleum Engineering Department, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, MO 65409, USA;
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- Gas Processing Center, Qatar University, Doha P.O. Box 2713, Qatar; (A.B.A.); (I.A.H.)
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- Petroleum Engineering Department, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, MO 65409, USA;
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Castro RH, Corredor LM, Llanos S, Causil MA, Arias A, Pérez E, Quintero HI, Romero Bohórquez AR, Franco CA, Cortés FB. Experimental Investigation of the Viscosity and Stability of Scleroglucan-Based Nanofluids for Enhanced Oil Recovery. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2024; 14:156. [PMID: 38251121 PMCID: PMC10818491 DOI: 10.3390/nano14020156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2023] [Revised: 10/26/2023] [Accepted: 10/30/2023] [Indexed: 01/23/2024]
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Biopolymers emerge as promising candidates for enhanced oil recovery (EOR) applications due to their molecular structures, which exhibit better stability than polyacrylamides under harsh conditions. Nonetheless, biopolymers are susceptible to oxidation and biological degradation. Biopolymers reinforced with nanoparticles could be a potential solution to the issue. The nanofluids' stability and performance depend on the nanoparticles' properties and the preparation method. The primary objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of the preparation method and the nanoparticle type (SiO2, Al2O3, and TiO2) on the viscosity and stability of the scleroglucan (SG). The thickening effect of the SG solution was improved by adding all NPs due to the formation of three-dimensional structures between the NPs and the SG chains. The stability test showed that the SG + Al2O3 and SG + TiO2 nanofluids are highly unstable, but the SG + SiO2 nanofluids are highly stable (regardless of the preparation method). According to the ANOVA results, the preparation method and standing time influence the nanofluid viscosity with a statistical significance of 95%. On the contrary, the heating temperature and NP type are insignificant. Finally, the nanofluid with the best performance was 1000 ppm of SG + 100 ppm of SiO2_120 NPs prepared by method II.
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- Rubén H. Castro
- Grupo de Investigación en Fenómenos de Superficie—Michael Polanyi, Facultad de Minas, Universidad Nacional de Colombia—Sede Medellín, Medellín 050034, Colombia; (M.A.C.); (C.A.F.); (F.B.C.)
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- Centro de Innovación y Tecnología—ICP, Ecopetrol S.A., Piedecuesta 681011, Colombia; (L.M.C.); (H.I.Q.)
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- Grupo de Investigación en Química Estructural (GIQUE), Escuela de Química, Universidad Industrial de Santander, Bucaramanga 680006, Colombia; (S.L.); (A.A.); (A.R.R.B.)
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- Grupo de Investigación en Fenómenos de Superficie—Michael Polanyi, Facultad de Minas, Universidad Nacional de Colombia—Sede Medellín, Medellín 050034, Colombia; (M.A.C.); (C.A.F.); (F.B.C.)
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- Grupo de Investigación en Química Estructural (GIQUE), Escuela de Química, Universidad Industrial de Santander, Bucaramanga 680006, Colombia; (S.L.); (A.A.); (A.R.R.B.)
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- Departamento de Ingeniería Mecánica, Universidad Francisco de Paula Santander, Ocaña 546551, Colombia;
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- Centro de Innovación y Tecnología—ICP, Ecopetrol S.A., Piedecuesta 681011, Colombia; (L.M.C.); (H.I.Q.)
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- Grupo de Investigación en Química Estructural (GIQUE), Escuela de Química, Universidad Industrial de Santander, Bucaramanga 680006, Colombia; (S.L.); (A.A.); (A.R.R.B.)
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- Grupo de Investigación en Fenómenos de Superficie—Michael Polanyi, Facultad de Minas, Universidad Nacional de Colombia—Sede Medellín, Medellín 050034, Colombia; (M.A.C.); (C.A.F.); (F.B.C.)
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- Grupo de Investigación en Fenómenos de Superficie—Michael Polanyi, Facultad de Minas, Universidad Nacional de Colombia—Sede Medellín, Medellín 050034, Colombia; (M.A.C.); (C.A.F.); (F.B.C.)
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Xiao M, Liu F, Zhan J, Wang Y, Chen C, Zhou Y, Li Y. Synthesis and performance study of PAM-g-PAA/PHEA and its application in purifying tellurium aerosol. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY 2023; 270:107289. [PMID: 37683596 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2023.107289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2023] [Revised: 08/21/2023] [Accepted: 08/27/2023] [Indexed: 09/10/2023]
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In this study, grafted polymers (PAM-g-PAA/PHEA) with different grafting rates are prepared by solution method grafting polymer with polyacrylamide as the main chain, acrylic acid (AA) and 2-hydroxyethyl acrylate (HEA) as the modified monomers. Evidence of graft polymerization of AA and HEA on polyacrylamide side chains is obtained by FT-IR and 1HNMR. Scanning electron microscopy and thermogravimetric characterization further confirm the synthesis of grafted polymers. The properties of the grafting polymer are evaluated using grafting rate, viscosity, and surface tension measurements. The performance of polymer aqueous solution as an aerosol fixative for capturing and removing tellurium aerosol as a simulated polonium aerosol is examined. According to the results, grafting two monomers, acrylic acid, and 2-hydroxyethyl acrylate, effectively improve the cross-sectional structure of the polymer, increase the thermal stability of the polymer, and reduced the surface tension of the aqueous polymer solution to 42.47 mN/m. In addition, aerosol settling and fixation experiments showed that PAM-g-PAA/PHEA had a trapping and scavenging effect on tellurium aerosols with an immobilization rate of 94.86%, which revealed the immobilization mechanism of the immobilizer with tellurium aerosols.
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- Mengqing Xiao
- State Key Laboratory of Environment-Friendly Energy Materials, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, 621000, Sichuan, China
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- CGN Research Institute Co. Ltd, Shenzhen, 518000, Guangdong, China
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- CGN Research Institute Co. Ltd, Shenzhen, 518000, Guangdong, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environment-Friendly Energy Materials, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, 621000, Sichuan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environment-Friendly Energy Materials, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, 621000, Sichuan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environment-Friendly Energy Materials, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, 621000, Sichuan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environment-Friendly Energy Materials, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, 621000, Sichuan, China.
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Salem KG, Tantawy MA, Gawish AA, Gomaa S, El-hoshoudy A. Nanoparticles assisted polymer flooding: Comprehensive assessment and empirical correlation. GEOENERGY SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING 2023; 226:211753. [DOI: 10.1016/j.geoen.2023.211753] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/05/2024]
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Ambaliya M, Bera A. A Perspective Review on the Current Status and Development of Polymer Flooding in Enhanced Oil Recovery Using Polymeric Nanofluids. Ind Eng Chem Res 2023. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.2c04582] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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- Meet Ambaliya
- Department of Petroleum Engineering, School of Energy Technology, Pandit Deendayal Energy University, Gandhinagar, Gujarat 382426, India
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- Department of Petroleum Engineering, School of Energy Technology, Pandit Deendayal Energy University, Gandhinagar, Gujarat 382426, India
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Iravani M, Khalilnezhad Z, Khalilnezhad A. A review on application of nanoparticles for EOR purposes: history and current challenges. JOURNAL OF PETROLEUM EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY 2023; 13:959-994. [PMID: 36644438 PMCID: PMC9831025 DOI: 10.1007/s13202-022-01606-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2022] [Accepted: 12/31/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Applications of nanotechnology in several fields of petroleum industry, e.g., refinery, drilling and enhanced oil recovery (EOR), have attracted a lot of attention, recently. This research investigates the applications of nanoparticles in EOR process. The potential of various nanoparticles, in hybrid and bare forms for altering the state of wettability, reducing the interfacial tension (IFT), changing the viscosity and activation of other EOR mechanisms are studied based on recent findings. Focusing on EOR, hybrid applications of nanoparticles with surfactants, polymers, low-salinity phases and foams are discussed and their synergistic effects are evaluated. Also, activated EOR mechanisms are defined and specified. Since the stabilization of nanofluids in harsh conditions of reservoir is vital for EOR applications, different methods for stabilizing nanofluids through EOR procedures are reviewed. Besides, a discussion on different functional groups of NPs is represented. Later, an economic model for evaluation of EOR process is examined and "Hotelling" method as an appropriate model for investigation of economic aspects of EOR process is introduced in detail. The findings of this study can lead to better understanding of fundamental basis about efficiency of nanoparticles in EOR process, activated EOR mechanisms during application of nanoparticles, selection of appropriate nanoparticles, the methods of stabilizing and economic evaluation for EOR process with respect to costs and outcomes.
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- Mostafa Iravani
- Faculty of Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering, Sahand University of Technology, Tabriz, 51335-1996 Iran
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- Faculty of Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering, Sahand University of Technology, Tabriz, 51335-1996 Iran
- Grupo de Investigación en Fenómenos de Superficie−Michael Polanyi, Facultad de Minas, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Sede Medellín, 050034 Medellín, Colombia
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Movahedi H, Jamshidi S, Hajipour M. Hydrodynamic Analysis and Cake Erosion Properties of a Modified Water-Based Drilling Fluid by a Polyacrylamide/Silica Nanocomposite during Rotating-Disk Dynamic Filtration. ACS OMEGA 2022; 7:44223-44240. [PMID: 36506166 PMCID: PMC9730759 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.2c05688] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2022] [Accepted: 11/08/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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In this study, the potential of using a polyacrylamide-silica nanocomposite (PAM-S) to control the filtration properties of bentonite water-based drilling muds under different salinity conditions was evaluated. Static filtration tests under low-pressure/low-temperature (LPLT) conditions accompanied by rheological measurements have been carried out to analyze the role of silica nanoparticles (NPs) and nanocomposites (NCs) in the base fluid properties. Moreover, high-pressure/high-temperature (HPHT) static filtration was also investigated to evaluate the thermal stability of PAM-S. Afterward, dynamic filtration has been conducted in a filtration cell equipped with an agitating system with a disk-type impeller to investigate the hydrodynamic and formation of a filter cake under shear flow conditions. Fluid flow velocity and wall shear stress (WSS) distribution over the filter cake were analyzed using an exact 3D computational fluid dynamic (CFD) simulation. A transparent filtration cell with a camera was used to accurately record the fluid flow field inside the filter press and validate the CFD results. The obtained results indicated that adding silica NPs at a concentration of less than 2 wt % increases the fluid loss due to reducing rheological properties such as yield point. While silica NPs could not significantly change the mud properties, the experimental results showed that, under both LPLT and HPHT conditions, the PAM-S NC could reduce the total filtration loss by 70% at a low concentration of 0.75 wt %. Moreover, during dynamic filtration, the results indicated that there is a linear relationship between the cake thickness and the inverse of WSS at different operating pressures. However, no correlation could be found between predeposited mud cake erosion and WSS. At a rotating disk speed of 1000 rpm, more than 60% of the predeposited mud cake was eroded after 30 min for a saline mud sample while for the NC-treated mud sample cake erosion is considerably reduced and reaches up to 20% at 1.5 wt % PAM-S.
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- Hamed Movahedi
- Department
of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, Sharif
University of Technology, Tehran11365-11155, Iran
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- Department
of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, Sharif
University of Technology, Tehran11365-11155, Iran
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- Department
of Petroleum Engineering, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran14778-93855, Iran
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M. Aguilar N, Pérez-Aguilar JM, González-Coronel VJ, Martínez-Gutiérrez H, Zayas Pérez T, Soriano-Moro G, Sánchez-Gaytán BL. Hydrolyzed Polyacrylamide as an In Situ Assistant in the Nucleation and Growth of Gold Nanoparticles. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 15:ma15238557. [PMID: 36500052 PMCID: PMC9739618 DOI: 10.3390/ma15238557] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2022] [Revised: 11/20/2022] [Accepted: 11/22/2022] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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The modulation of nanoparticles' size, shape, and dispersion by polymers has attracted particular attention in different fields. Nevertheless, there is a lack of information regarding the use of charged macromolecules as assistants in the nanostructures' nucleation and growth processes. Prompted by this, the in situ synthesis of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) aided by hydrolyzed polyacrylamides (HPAM), with different chemical structures, was developed. In contrast to the conventional synthesis of nanostructures assisted by polyacrylamide, here, the polymerization, hydrolysis, and nanostructure formation processes were carried out simultaneously in the same milieu. Likewise, the growing chains acted as a template for the nanoparticles' growth, so their conformations and chemical structure, especially the amount of charges along the chain, played an important role in the AuNPs' morphology, size, and some of the final composite features. The nanocomposite was thoroughly characterized with appropriate techniques, including ATR-FTIR, GPC, UV-Vis, and SEM.
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- Nery M. Aguilar
- Chemistry Center, Science Institute, Meritorious Autonomous University of Puebla (BUAP), University City, Puebla 72570, Mexico
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- School of Chemical Sciences, Meritorious Autonomous University of Puebla (BUAP), University City, Puebla 72570, Mexico
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Meritorious Autonomous University of Puebla (BUAP), University City, Puebla 72570, Mexico
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- National Polytechnic Institute (IPN), Center for Nanosciences and Micro and Nanotechnologies, Luis Enrique Erro, Mexico City 07738, Mexico
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- Chemistry Center, Science Institute, Meritorious Autonomous University of Puebla (BUAP), University City, Puebla 72570, Mexico
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- Chemistry Center, Science Institute, Meritorious Autonomous University of Puebla (BUAP), University City, Puebla 72570, Mexico
- Correspondence: (G.S.-M.); (B.L.S.-G.)
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- Chemistry Center, Science Institute, Meritorious Autonomous University of Puebla (BUAP), University City, Puebla 72570, Mexico
- Correspondence: (G.S.-M.); (B.L.S.-G.)
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Al-Asadi A, Rodil E, Soto A. Nanoparticles in Chemical EOR: A Review on Flooding Tests. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 12:4142. [PMID: 36500766 PMCID: PMC9735815 DOI: 10.3390/nano12234142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2022] [Revised: 11/07/2022] [Accepted: 11/19/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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The use of nanofluids is showing promise as an enhanced oil recovery (EOR) method. Several reviews have been published focusing on the main mechanisms involved in the process. This new study, unlike previous works, aims to collect information about the most promising nano-EOR methods according to their performance in core-flooding tests. As its main contribution, it presents useful information for researchers interested in experimental application of nano-EOR methods. Additional recoveries (after brine flooding) up to 15% of the original oil in place, or higher when combined with smart water or magnetic fields, have been found with formulations consisting of simple nanoparticles in water or brine. The functionalization of nanoparticles and their combination with surfactants and/or polymers take advantage of the synergy of different EOR methods and can lead to higher additional recoveries. The cost, difficulty of preparation, and stability of the formulations have to be considered in practical applications. Additional oil recoveries shown in the reviewed papers encourage the application of the method at larger scales, but experimental limitations could be offering misleading results. More rigorous and systematic works are required to draw reliable conclusions regarding the best type and size of nanoparticles according to the application (type of rock, permeability, formation brine, reservoir conditions, other chemicals in the formulation, etc.).
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- Akram Al-Asadi
- Cross-Disciplinary Research Center in Environmental Technologies (CRETUS), Department of Chemical Engineering, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, E-15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
- Chemical and Petrochemical Techniques Engineering Department, Basra Engineering Technical College, Southern Technical University, Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Basra 61003, Iraq
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- Cross-Disciplinary Research Center in Environmental Technologies (CRETUS), Department of Chemical Engineering, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, E-15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Cross-Disciplinary Research Center in Environmental Technologies (CRETUS), Department of Chemical Engineering, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, E-15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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Dandamudi CB, Iqbal M, Lyon-Marion BA, Han JJL, Fei Y, Lee J, Ellison CJ, Pennell KD, Johnston KP. Mobility of Sub-50 nm Iron Oxide Nanoparticles with Ultrahigh Initial Magnetic Susceptibility in Intact Berea Sandstone at High Salinity. Ind Eng Chem Res 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.2c00964] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Chola Bhargava Dandamudi
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts 02155, United States
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts 02155, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts 02155, United States
- School of Engineering, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02192, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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Gbadamosi A, Patil S, Kamal MS, Adewunmi AA, Yusuff AS, Agi A, Oseh J. Application of Polymers for Chemical Enhanced Oil Recovery: A Review. Polymers (Basel) 2022; 14:polym14071433. [PMID: 35406305 PMCID: PMC9003037 DOI: 10.3390/polym14071433] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2022] [Revised: 03/27/2022] [Accepted: 03/28/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Polymers play a significant role in enhanced oil recovery (EOR) due to their viscoelastic properties and macromolecular structure. Herein, the mechanisms of the application of polymeric materials for enhanced oil recovery are elucidated. Subsequently, the polymer types used for EOR, namely synthetic polymers and natural polymers (biopolymers), and their properties are discussed. Moreover, the numerous applications for EOR such as polymer flooding, polymer foam flooding, alkali–polymer flooding, surfactant–polymer flooding, alkali–surfactant–polymer flooding, and polymeric nanofluid flooding are appraised and evaluated. Most of the polymers exhibit pseudoplastic behavior in the presence of shear forces. The biopolymers exhibit better salt tolerance and thermal stability but are susceptible to plugging and biodegradation. As for associative synthetic polyacrylamide, several complexities are involved in unlocking its full potential. Hence, hydrolyzed polyacrylamide remains the most coveted polymer for field application of polymer floods. Finally, alkali–surfactant–polymer flooding shows good efficiency at pilot and field scales, while a recently devised polymeric nanofluid shows good potential for field application of polymer flooding for EOR.
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- Afeez Gbadamosi
- Department of Petroleum Engineering, College of Petroleum and Geosciences, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia;
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- Department of Petroleum Engineering, College of Petroleum and Geosciences, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia;
- Correspondence:
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- Centre for Integrative Petroleum Research, College of Petroleum and Geosciences, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia; (M.S.K.); (A.A.A.)
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- Centre for Integrative Petroleum Research, College of Petroleum and Geosciences, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia; (M.S.K.); (A.A.A.)
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- Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti PMB 5454, Nigeria;
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- Department of Petroleum Engineering, School of Chemical and Energy Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor Bahru 81310, Malaysia;
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- Department of Petroleum Engineering, School of Engineering and Engineering Technology, Federal University of Technology, Owerri PMB 1526, Nigeria;
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Oil Recovery Improvement in Heterogeneous Layered Reservoirs Using Polymer Nanohybrids: A Numerical Approach. ARABIAN JOURNAL FOR SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s13369-021-06185-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Mollaabbasi R, Noroozi S, Larachi F, Taghavi SM. Efficient Displacement of Fluids Using a Viscous Shear-Thinning Spacer. Ind Eng Chem Res 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.1c01690] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Roozbeh Mollaabbasi
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Université Laval, Québec, G1 V 0A6, Canada
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Université Laval, Québec, G1 V 0A6, Canada
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Université Laval, Québec, G1 V 0A6, Canada
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Shayan Nasr M, Esmaeilnezhad E, Choi HJ. Effect of silicon-based nanoparticles on enhanced oil recovery: Review. J Taiwan Inst Chem Eng 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtice.2021.04.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Nanoparticles (NPs) are known as important nanomaterials for a broad range of commercial and research applications owing to their physical characteristics and properties. Currently, the demand for NPs for use in enhanced oil recovery (EOR) is very high. The use of NPs can drastically benefit EOR by changing the wettability of the rock, improving the mobility of the oil drop and decreasing the interfacial tension (IFT) between oil/water. This paper focuses on a review of the application of NPs in the flooding process, the effect of NPs on wettability and the IFT. The study also presents a review of several investigations about the most common NPs, their physical and mechanical properties and benefits in EOR.
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Bera A, Shah S, Shah M, Agarwal J, Vij RK. Mechanistic study on silica nanoparticles-assisted guar gum polymer flooding for enhanced oil recovery in sandstone reservoirs. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2020.124833] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Ruiz-Cañas MC, Corredor LM, Quintero HI, Manrique E, Romero Bohórquez AR. Morphological and Structural Properties of Amino-Functionalized Fumed Nanosilica and Its Comparison with Nanoparticles Obtained by Modified Stöber Method. Molecules 2020; 25:E2868. [PMID: 32580500 PMCID: PMC7355829 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25122868] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2020] [Revised: 06/05/2020] [Accepted: 06/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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In industry, silica nanoparticles (NPs) are obtained by the fuming and the precipitation method. Fumed silica NPs are commonly used in the preparation of nanocomposites because they have an extremely low bulk density (160-190 kg/m3), large surface area (50-600 m2/g), and nonporous surface, which promotes strong physical contact between the NPs and the organic phase. Fumed silica has fewer silanol groups (Si-OH) on its surface than the silica prepared by the Stöber method. However, the number of -OH groups on the fumed silica surface can be increased by pretreating them with sodium hydroxide (NaOH) before further surface modification. In this study, the effectiveness of the NaOH pretreatment was evaluated on commercial fumed silica NPs with a surface area of 200 m2/g. The number of surface -OH groups was estimated by potentiometric titration. The pretreated fumed NPs, and the precipitated NPs (prepared by the Stöber method) were modified with 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane (APTES) to obtain A200S and nSiO2-APTES, respectively. The NPs were characterized using electron dispersive scanning (EDS), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), dynamic light scattering (DLS), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), X-ray diffraction (XRD), BET (Brunauer-Emmett-Teller) analysis, and ζ-potential. XRD confirmed the presence of the organo-functional group on the surface of both NPs. After the amino-functionalization, the ζ-potential values of the nSiO2 and A200 changed from -35.5 mV and -14.4 mV to +26.2 mV and +11.76 mV, respectively. Consequently, we have successfully synthesized functionalized NPs with interesting, specific surface area and porosity (pore volume and size), which can be attractive materials for chemical and energy industries.
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- María C. Ruiz-Cañas
- Grupo de Investigación en Química Estructural, Parque Tecnológico Guatiguará, Universidad Industrial de Santander, A.A. 678, Piedecuesta 681011, Colombia
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- Instituto Colombiano del Petróleo, ECOPETROL S.A., A.A. 4185, Piedecuesta 681017, Colombia; (L.M.C.); (H.I.Q.); (E.M.)
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- Instituto Colombiano del Petróleo, ECOPETROL S.A., A.A. 4185, Piedecuesta 681017, Colombia; (L.M.C.); (H.I.Q.); (E.M.)
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- Instituto Colombiano del Petróleo, ECOPETROL S.A., A.A. 4185, Piedecuesta 681017, Colombia; (L.M.C.); (H.I.Q.); (E.M.)
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- Grupo de Investigación en Química Estructural, Parque Tecnológico Guatiguará, Universidad Industrial de Santander, A.A. 678, Piedecuesta 681011, Colombia
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Altman RM, Richmond GL. Coming to Order: Adsorption and Structure of Nonionic Polymer at the Oil/Water Interface as Influenced by Cationic and Anionic Surfactants. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2020; 36:1975-1984. [PMID: 32050767 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.9b03375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Polymer-surfactant mixtures are versatile chemical systems because of their ability to form a variety of complexes both in bulk solution and at surfaces. The adsorption and structure of polymer-surfactant complexes at the oil/water interface define their use surface chemistry applications. Previous studies have investigated the interactions between charged polyelectrolytes and surfactants; however, a similar level of insight into the interfacial behavior of nonionic polymers in mixed systems is lacking. The study herein uses vibrational sum frequency (VSF) spectroscopy to elucidate the molecular details of nonionic polyacrylamide (PAM) adsorption to the oil/water interface in the presence of surfactant. The polymer's adsorption and conformational structure at the interface is investigated as it interacts with cationic and anionic surfactants. Where the polymer will not adsorb to the interface on its own in solution, the presence of either cationic or anionic surfactant causes favorable adsorption of the polymer to the oil/water interface. VSF spectra indicate that the cationic surfactant interacts with PAM at the interface through charge-dipole interactions to induce conformational ordering of the polymer backbone. However, conformational ordering of polymer is not induced at the interface when anionic surfactant is present.
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- Rebecca M Altman
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon 97403 United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon 97403 United States
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Eslami A, Basak R, Taghavi SM. Multiphase Viscoplastic Flows in a Nonuniform Hele-Shaw Cell: A Fluidic Device to Control Interfacial Patterns. Ind Eng Chem Res 2020. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.9b06064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Ali Eslami
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Université Laval, Québec, Canada
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Université Laval, Québec, Canada
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Ureña-Benavides EE, Moaseri E, Changalvaie B, Fei Y, Iqbal M, Lyon BA, Kmetz AA, Pennell KD, Ellison CJ, Johnston KP. Polyelectrolyte coated individual silica nanoparticles dispersed in concentrated divalent brine at elevated temperatures for subsurface energy applications. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2019.124276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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