[HTML][HTML] Surfactants employed in conventional and unconventional reservoirs for enhanced oil recovery—A review

OT Isaac, H Pu, BA Oni, FA Samson - Energy Reports, 2022 - Elsevier
Due to the continuous depletion of crude oils in the reserves, and continuous rise in energy
demand, there is currently a widespread interest in various methods of chemical enhanced …

Comprehensive review on surfactant adsorption on mineral surfaces in chemical enhanced oil recovery

Z Liu, G Zhao, M Brewer, Q Lv, EJR Sudhölter - Advances in Colloid and …, 2021 - Elsevier
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 …

A review on surfactant retention on rocks: mechanisms, measurements, and influencing factors

S Kalam, SA Abu-Khamsin, MS Kamal, S Patil - Fuel, 2021 - Elsevier
Surfactants play a vital role in chemical enhanced oil recovery (cEOR). The amount of
surfactant loss caused by retention during flooding through reservoir rock is still a challenge …

Adsorption characteristics, isotherm, kinetics, and diffusion of nanoemulsion in tight sandstone reservoir

H Xu, Y Li, F Zhou, H Su, E Yao, J Hu, Z Chen - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Nowadays, nanoemulsions have shown a high application potential in improving
hydrocarbon recovery from tight reservoirs. However, the adsorption characteristics …

Adsorption mechanisms of a novel cationic gemini surfactant onto different rocks

S Kalam, SA Abu-Khamsin, MS Kamal… - Energy & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The need to reduce surfactant adsorption on rock surfaces has been a difficult task in
chemical enhanced oil recovery, as it directly impacts the economics of the project. This …

[HTML][HTML] Physical treatment synergized with natural surfactant for improving gas–water interfacial behavior and foam characteristics of α-lactalbumin

J Li, Y Huang, X Peng, W Luo, MA Gantumur… - Ultrasonics …, 2023 - Elsevier
The purpose of this study was to investigate effect of physical treatment (ultrasound, U/high
pressure homogenization, H/combined treatment, UH or HU) and surfactant (Mogroside V …

A comprehensive review on screening, application, and perspectives of surfactant-based chemical-enhanced oil recovery methods in unconventional oil reservoirs

W Chen, X Geng, W Liu, B Ding, C **ong, J Sun… - Energy & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Surfactant-based chemical-enhanced oil recovery (EOR) methods have been recognized to
be effective in both conventional and unconventional oil reservoirs. However, the nanopore …

Quartz crystal microbalance-based aptasensors for medical diagnosis

S Akgönüllü, E Özgür, A Denizli - Micromachines, 2022 - mdpi.com
Aptamers are important materials for the specific determination of different disease-related
biomarkers. Several methods have been enhanced to transform selected target molecule …

Sensors for detection of production chemicals and oil in produced water

AM Pasqualeti, FM Shimizu, LP de Oliveira… - TrAC Trends in …, 2023 - Elsevier
The oil and gas industry produces millions of barrels of crude oil and a byproduct called"
produced water" daily. Unfortunately, this waste product is harmful to the environment …

Charge-modulated calcite surface for anionic surfactant adsorption from molecular dynamics simulations

Z Liu, N Wang, Y Li, X Li, D Shi, W He, X Wang… - Surfaces and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Since surfactant adsorption on reservoir rock means the loss of a valuable component, it
makes surfactant flooding economically less feasible. In this work, adsorption behaviors of …