Adsorptive removal of heavy metals from wastewater using emerging nanostructured materials: A state-of-the-art review

WA Al-Amrani, SA Onaizi - Separation and Purification Technology, 2024 - Elsevier
Heavy metals (HMs) are among the most hazardous water pollutants due to their toxic (when
ionized in water) and non-biodegradable nature. Although there are several methods that …

Adsorptive removal of organic pollutants from contaminated waters using zeolitic imidazolate framework Composites: A comprehensive and Up-to-date review

SA Ganiyu, MA Suleiman, WA Al-Amrani… - Separation and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Zeolitic imidazolate frameworks (ZIFs) and their composites have emerged recently as
attractive tools for several applications including wastewater decontamination. The interest …

Crude oil/water nanoemulsions stabilized by rhamnolipid biosurfactant: Effects of acidity/basicity and salinity on emulsion characteristics, stability, and demulsification

MK Al-Sakkaf, SA Onaizi - Fuel, 2023 - Elsevier
The superiority of nanoemulsions over the traditional emulsions makes the former more
attractive for various industrial applications. In this study, crude oil-in-water (O/W) …

Effect of interface structure and behavior on the fluid flow characteristics and phase interaction in the petroleum industry: state of the art review and outlook

J Hong, Z Wang, J Li, Y Xu, H **n - Energy & Fuels, 2023 - ACS Publications
As the global oil market continues to tighten, there is an increasing focus on enhancing oil
recovery. However, enhanced oil recovery technologies require the addition of chemical …

A critical review on selection of microemulsions or nanoemulsions for enhanced oil recovery

J Mariyate, A Bera - Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2022 - Elsevier
In this review, an attempt has been taken to show the preferential selection criteria of
microemulsions and nanoemulsions for applications in enhanced oil recovery. This paper …

Effects of emulsification factors on the characteristics of crude oil emulsions stabilized by chemical and Biosurfactants: A review

MK Al-Sakkaf, SA Onaizi - Fuel, 2024 - Elsevier
Crude oil emulsions are commonly encountered in oilfield-related industries. Some of these
emulsions are formed in-situ during the tertiary enhanced oil recovery process. Additionally …

Properties, preparation, stability of nanoemulsions, their improving oil recovery mechanisms, and challenges for oil field applications—A critical review

X Hou, JJ Sheng - Geoenergy Science and Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
With the development of the oil industry, improving oil recovery (IOR) technology is
becoming more and more important, and an excellent working fluid is a key to IOR. Among …

Rheology, characteristics, stability, and pH-responsiveness of biosurfactant-stabilized crude oil/water nanoemulsions

MK Al-Sakkaf, SA Onaizi - Fuel, 2022 - Elsevier
The successful utilization of nanoemulsions in several applications would require the
formulation of emulsions with excellent characteristics. Ideally, the nanoemulsions should be …

[HTML][HTML] Enhancement of bisphenol a removal from wastewater via the covalent functionalization of graphene oxide with short amine molecules

AAQ Al-Qadri, QA Drmosh, SA Onaizi - Case Studies in Chemical and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Water pollution is a serious environmental problem worldwide. This problem is augmented
by the shortages in fresh water supplies in several parts of the world. Thus, the effective …