Electrochemical methods for water purification, ion separations, and energy conversion

MA Alkhadra, X Su, ME Suss, H Tian, EN Guyes… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Agricultural development, extensive industrialization, and rapid growth of the global
population have inadvertently been accompanied by environmental pollution. Water …

Pore wettability for enhanced oil recovery, contaminant adsorption and oil/water separation: A review

F Ding, M Gao - Advances in Colloid and Interface Science, 2021 - Elsevier
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 of low salinity waterflooding in carbonate rocks: mechanisms, investigation techniques, and future directions

JT Tetteh, PV Brady, RB Ghahfarokhi - Advances in Colloid and Interface …, 2020 - Elsevier
This review analyses the fundamental thermodynamic theory of the crude oil-brine-rock
(COBR) interface and the underlying rock-brine and oil-brine interactions. The available …

Low salinity waterflooding in carbonate reservoirs: Review of interfacial mechanisms

MH Derkani, AJ Fletcher, W Abdallah, B Sauerer… - Colloids and …, 2018 - mdpi.com
Carbonate rock reservoirs comprise approximately 60% of the world's oil and gas reserves.
Complex flow mechanisms and strong adsorption of crude oil on carbonate formation …

Review of low salinity waterflooding mechanisms: Wettability alteration and its impact on oil recovery

F Liu, M Wang - Fuel, 2020 - Elsevier
Low salinity waterflooding (LSW) has attracted attention of numerous researchers as a
promising technique for enhanced oil recovery, yet its application is still limited because of …

Multiphase displacement manipulated by micro/nanoparticle suspensions in porous media via microfluidic experiments: From interface science to multiphase flow …

W Lei, X Lu, M Wang - Advances in Colloid and Interface Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Multiphase displacement in porous media can be adjusted by micro/nanoparticle
suspensions, which is widespread in many scientific and industrial contexts. Direct …

Effect of water film on oil flow in quartz nanopores from molecular perspectives

S Zhan, Y Su, Z **, W Wang, L Li - Fuel, 2020 - Elsevier
The knowledge about the underlying mechanisms of oil transport behavior with the
presence of thin water film in hydrophilic quartz nanopores is crucial to oil migration and …

Study of liquid-liquid two-phase flow in hydrophilic nanochannels by molecular simulations and theoretical modeling

S Zhan, Y Su, Z **, M Zhang, W Wang, Y Hao… - Chemical Engineering …, 2020 - Elsevier
Multiphase flow in nanoporous media is ubiquitous in geophysics, physical chemistry, and
bioengineering. The underlying mechanisms of two-phase flow are of great importance in …

The state-of-the-art of wettability alteration in sandstones and carbonates: A mechanistic review

Y Noruzi, M Sharifi, J Fahimpour, M Sabet, M Akbari… - Fuel, 2024 - Elsevier
Wettability modification plays a pivotal role in augmenting oil recovery from hydrocarbon
reservoirs, rendering it a primary focal point during Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) …

Predicting the electrokinetic properties of the crude oil/brine interface for enhanced oil recovery in low salinity water flooding

M Takeya, M Shimokawara, Y Elakneswaran, T Nawa… - Fuel, 2019 - Elsevier
The low-salinity waterflooding (LSWF) technique during enhanced oil recovery has received
increasing attention over the last decade. Several studies have attempted to understand the …