Although significant efforts have been made in research areas related to Enhanced oil
recovery (EOR) and the role of rock wettability alteration (WA) at reservoir conditions using …

Due to superior surface activity and physicochemical properties, ionic liquids (ILs) have
been applied in petroleum industry in different ways, such as ILs-assisted solvent extraction …

In this work, amidequats and esterquats based on caprylic acid were investigated as
promising compounds with surface properties and biological activity that are in harmony with …

Interfacial tension (IFT) and wettability are two key parameters determining pore-scale
oil/water distributions and reservoir-scale hydrocarbon production performances. However …

Abstract Low-Salinity Water Flooding (LSWF) is a technique aimed at modifying the
interactions between rock and fluids particularly altering wettability and reducing interfacial …

The focus of the study has been on the first-ever use of functionalized graphene oxide with
polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (FGO-POSS) as an effective additive to ionic liquid …

Polyethylene glycol-polyacrylate (PEG-PA) copolymer is a synthetic polymer that combines
the properties of polyethylene glycol (PEG) and polyacrylate, making it a versatile material …

Surfactants are widely used for enhanced oil recovery (EOR) purposes by reducing
interfacial tension (IFT) of oil–water phases and wettability alteration. Some surfactants with …

Polymer injection into oil reservoirs stands as a primary technique for enhanced oil recovery
(EOR), employing either natural or synthetic polymers that dissolve in water. Proper …

Life cycle assessment (LCA) is a robust tool for evaluating the environmental impacts of
products, processes, and systems throughout their entire life cycle. This article presents a …