Oily sludge treatment in subcritical and supercritical water: A review

Z Chen, Z Zheng, C He, J Liu, R Zhang… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
Oily sludge, an inherent byproduct of the petroleum industry, presents dual characteristics of
petroleum resources and hazardous waste. Owing to the unique physicochemical properties …

Chemical reactions in the hydrothermal liquefaction of biomass and in the catalytic hydrogenation upgrading of biocrude

B Hao, D Xu, G Jiang, TA Sabri, Z **g, Y Guo - Green Chemistry, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
The imbalance between the energy demand and supply and environmental pollution makes
it necessary to develop renewable energy as an alternative energy source. Hydrothermal …

In-situ catalytic upgrading of heavy oil using oil-soluble transition metal-based catalysts

MA Suwaid, MA Varfolomeev, AA Al-Muntaser, C Yuan… - Fuel, 2020 - Elsevier
In this study, oil-soluble transition metal-based catalysts (Fe, Co, Ni) are proposed for
catalyzing aquathermolysis reactions in steam injection process for heavy oil production to …

Progress in hydrothermal liquefaction of algal biomass and hydrothermal upgrading of the subsequent crude bio-oil: a mini review

OS Djandja, Z Wang, L Chen, L Qin, F Wang… - Energy & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Algae biomass has recently attracted the attention of the green energy industry as a raw
material for biofuels production. Their high-water content has led to the choice of …

Hydrogen donating capacity of water in catalytic and non-catalytic aquathermolysis of extra-heavy oil: Deuterium tracing study

AA Al-Muntaser, MA Varfolomeev, MA Suwaid… - Fuel, 2021 - Elsevier
The goal of this work is to try to figure out the role of water in catalytic and non-catalytic
aquathermolysis by using isotope tracing techniques. For this purpose, heavy water …

SARA-based kinetic model for non-catalytic aquathermolysis of heavy crude oil

G Félix, A Tirado, A Al-Muntaser, M Kwofie… - Journal of Petroleum …, 2022 - Elsevier
A new kinetic model based on SARA (Saturates, Aromatics, Resins, Asphaltenes) fractions
for the non-catalytic aquathermolysis of heavy crude oil is proposed. The aquathermolysis …

Effect of decalin as hydrogen-donor for in-situ upgrading of heavy crude oil in presence of nickel-based catalyst

AA Al-Muntaser, MA Varfolomeev, MA Suwaid… - Fuel, 2022 - Elsevier
The effect of decalin as hydrogen-donor on the catalytic and non-catalytic hydrothermal
upgrading of heavy crude oil was studied. The donating (dehydrogenation) capacity and …

Oxidation behaviors of Hongqian heavy crude oil characterized by TG-DSC-FTIR-MS within full temperature regions

L Wang, T Wang, Y Zhang, X Peng, W Song, J Yang… - Fuel, 2023 - Elsevier
To better understand in-situ combustion (ISC) theory and reveal the oxidation behavior and
mechanism of Hongqian (HQ) heavy crude oil, the thermo-oxidative characteristics and …

Influence of reservoir minerals and ethanol on catalytic aquathermolysis of heavy oil

Z Zhou, M Slaný, E Kuzielová, W Zhang, L Ma, S Dong… - Fuel, 2022 - Elsevier
In this paper, the effect of different types of minerals and alcohols as hydrogen donors on the
catalytic aquathermolysis of heavy oil was investigated. The best catalytic effect showed …

Regional distribution, properties, treatment technologies, and resource utilization of oil-based drilling cuttings: A review

Y Hu, S Mu, J Zhang, Q Li - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Oil-based drilling cuttings (OBDC) are hazardous wastes produced during the extensive use
of oil-based drilling mud in oil and gas exploration and development. They have strong …