Nanofluid structural forces alter solid wetting, enhancing oil recovery

P Wu, AD Nikolov, DT Wasan - Colloids and Interfaces, 2022 - mdpi.com
Nanofluids have attracted significant research interest for their promising application in
enhanced oil recovery. One striking feature leading to the outstanding efficiency of …

Ultra-stable CO2-in-water foam by generating switchable Janus nanoparticles in-situ

X Chen, C Da, DC Hatchell, H Daigle… - Journal of Colloid and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Hypothesis The surface of silica nanoparticles (NP) may be covalently grafted with two
amino ligands to balance colloidal stability and interfacial activity via formation of in situ …

Nanoscale porosity in microellipsoids cloaks interparticle capillary attraction at fluid interfaces

S Trevenen, MA Rahman, HSC Hamilton, AE Ribbe… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Anisotropic particles pinned at fluid interfaces tend toward disordered multiparticle
configurations due to large, orientationally dependent, capillary forces, which is a significant …

Synergy of surface modified nanoparticles and surfactant in wettability alteration of calcite at high salinity and temperature

W Tang, P Wu, C Da, S Alzobaidi, J Harris, B Hallaman… - Fuel, 2023 - Elsevier
The surface of silica nanoparticles (NPs) was modified by chemical grafting of ligands to:(1)
achieve colloidal stability in concentrated brine at salinities up to 25.7% total dissolved …

Elastic gas/water interface for highly stable foams with modified anionic silica nanoparticles and a like-charged surfactant

C Da, X Chen, J Zhu, S Alzobaidi, G Garg… - Journal of Colloid and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Hypothesis. Surface active anionic nanoparticles (NPs) with strategically designed covalent
ligands may be combined with a liked-charged surfactant to form a highly elastic gas–water …

Interfacial rheology insights: particle texture and Pickering foam stability

N Brown, A de la Pena, S Razavi - Journal of Physics …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Interfacial rheology studies were conducted to establish a connection between the
rheological characteristics of particle-laden interfaces and the stability of Pickering foams …

Ultrastable N2/Water Foams Stabilized by Dilute Nanoparticles and a Surfactant at High Salinity and High Pressure

J Zhu, C Da, J Chen, KP Johnston - Langmuir, 2022 - ACS Publications
The rapid development of unconventional oil and gas resources presents challenges for
foam flooding for reservoirs with high salinity and high heterogeneity at elevated …

Contamination in sodium dodecyl sulfate solutions: Insights from the measurements of surface tension and surface rheology

EL Correia, N Brown, A Ervin, DV Papavassiliou… - Langmuir, 2022 - ACS Publications
The presence of contamination in sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) solutions in the form of
dodecanol (LOH) is known to drastically affect the resulting interfacial properties such as …

[HTML][HTML] Interfacial Rheological Investigation of Modified Silica Nanoparticles with Different Alkyl Chain Lengths at the n-Octane/Water Interface

L Xu, S Wen, Q **e, F Fan, Q Wang, X Zhang, K Lv… - Molecules, 2024 - mdpi.com
The interfacial dilational rheology of silica nanoparticles (NPs) directly reflects the
relationship between surface structure and interfacial behaviors in NPs, which has attracted …

Hydroxysulfobetaine foamer for potential mobility control application in high-temperature and ultra-high salt reservoirs

L Li, J Ge, P Chen, P Chu, Z Zhang, S Xu… - Geoenergy Science and …, 2024 - Elsevier
A good foamer should have good solubility in the formation of water, strong foaming ability,
and also meet the requirements of thermal stability and low adsorption capacity under high …