Development of a simple and efficient oil-soluble nanocatalytic system for aquathermolysis upgrading of heavy crude oil

T Kholmurodov, A Tajik, A Farhadian, O Mirzayev… - Fuel, 2023 - Elsevier
Catalytic aquathermolysis is one of the key and cost-effective chemical method for
recovering heavy oil. This process transforms the asphaltene and resin compounds of the oil …

Sub-and supercritical water upgrading of heavy oil: A review of laboratory-scale research on upgrading performance and physicochemical mechanism

Q Zhao, J Niu, Y Dong, Z Song, B Ke, P An, H **… - Chemical Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
In order to alleviate the pressure on the international energy supply, people began to turn
their attention to the abundant reserves of heavy oil resources. However, the high density …

Heavy oil viscosity reduction through aquathermolysis catalyzed by Ni20 (NiO) 80 nanocatalyst

H Shi, Z Mao, L Ran, C Ru, S Guo, H Dong - Fuel Processing Technology, 2023 - Elsevier
The increasing energy consumption has made heavy oil more and more important in world
energy system. However, the exploitation of heavy oil is still very challenging due to the high …

Metal Hydroxide-Catalyzed Heavy Oil Upgrading in Supercritical Water: Deuterium Tracing Study

Z Chen, Q Chen, D Li, Y Zhong, H Chen… - Energy & Fuels, 2024 - ACS Publications
Conversion of heavy oil is urgent as most of the explored fossil oil reserves and renewable
raw biodiesel can be categorized as heavy oil. Supercritical water upgrading (SCWU) is a …

Effective parameters on in-situ oil upgrading with nanocatalyst in large scale: Kinetics modeling

H Namdar, M Manteghian, A Jafari, S Saviz - Journal of Analytical and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Thermal enhanced oil recovery (EOR) methods are the main techniques used to produce oil
from heavy oil reservoirs. But this methods are associated with environmental challenges …

Thermal Conversion of High-Sulfur Crude Oil: Optimizing Fe-Based Catalyst Concentration for Viscosity Reduction and Upgrading Efficiency

AN Khamieva, MA Suwaid, AA Al-Muntaser… - Energy & …, 2025 - ACS Publications
The influence of the concentration of the water-soluble Fe (NO3) 3 catalyst precursor (from
0.2 to 0.6 wt% by metal) on the properties of heavy oil during the process of aquathermolysis …

In-situ hydrogenation and upgrading of heavy crude oil using environmentally friendly oil-soluble nanocatalyst and hydrogen donor

AA Al-Muntaser, A Farhadian, A Tajik, S Yuan - Fuel, 2025 - Elsevier
Metal-based nanocatalysts that are soluble in oil have proven to be effective in improving
viscosity reduction performance during aquathermolysis. While prior research has largely …

Kinetic Analysis of Asphaltene Conversion under Supercritical Water Conditions

A Tirado, G Félix, MA Varfolomeev… - Industrial & …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Kinetic studies of chemical compounds in crude oil are essential to provide a better
understanding of the reaction mechanisms occurring under heavy crude oil upgrading …

Investigation on the effect of hydrothermal reaction with CuSO4 on rheological property of heavy oil

Y Zhou, Q Zhao, X Wang, Y Miao, Z Song, H **… - … and Building Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
Rheological property is an important parameters in the evaluation of heavy oil and asphalt.
This work studied the effect of hydrothermal reactions with CuSO 4 on the rheological …