Emulsions are suspensions of droplets ubiquitous in oil recovery from underground
reservoirs. Oil is typically trapped in geological porous media where emulsions are either …

Heavy oil, commonly defined by high density, viscosity, and heavy components
distinguishing it from light oil, has a peculiar nature with respect to emulsification. In this …

The main purpose of this chapter is to give a derivation, which is mathematically precise,
physically natural, and conceptually simple, of the quasilinear system of partial differential …

This book presents an account of theories of? ow in porous media which have proved
tractable to analysis and computation. In particular, the t-ories of Darcy, Brinkman, and …

The development of less toxic, biodegradable, surfactants, such as biosurfactants, is a key
strategy for acquiring environmentally friendly compounds. The aim of the present study was …

Random walk (RW) methods are recurring Monte Carlo methods used to model convective
and diffusive transport in complex heterogeneous media. Many applications can be found …

The production of excess water during oil recovery creates not only a major technical
problem but also an environmental and cost impact. This increasing problem has forced oil …

The objective of this review is to summarize progress in enhanced oil recovery (EOR) using
emulsions. Recent developments in bulk emulsion characteristics, including emulsion phase …

Biosurfactants are natural products derived from bacteria, yeasts or fungi. The complex
chemical structures and physical properties of biosurfactants generally result in properties …

Solute transport in fractured porous media is typically “non‐Fickian”; that is, it is
characterized by early breakthrough and long tailing and by nonlinear growth of the Green …