The increasing demand for fossil fuels and the depleting of light crude oil in the next years
generates the need to exploit heavy and unconventional crude oils. To face this challenge …

In situ catalytic upgrading of heavy oil decomposes viscous heavy oil underground through
a series of complex chemical and physical reactions with the aid of an injected catalyst, and …

An exhaustive review on the application of different metal-based nanoparticles for the
upgrading of heavy oils has been performed. Particular emphasis has been put on those …

The current study was performed for the experimental modeling of cyclic steam-air injection
in a heavy oil reservoir model of dual porosity in the presence of a nickel-based catalyst for …

Hydrogen can be generated in situ within reservoirs containing hydrocarbons through
chemical reactions. This technology could be a possible solution for low-emission hydrogen …

Despite the numerous works devoted to the effect of nanoparticles on asphaltene formation,
their potentials for controlling asphaltene precipitation in live oils at realistic pressure …

Emulsification is an important oil recovery mechanism for amphiphilic polymer flooding, with
a good viscosity reduction effect for heavy oil. Hence, the comparison study, aimed to …

Heavy oil reserves are recognized as being a significant yet challenging energy resource
due to high viscosities. It is common knowledge that thermal recovery methods like in situ …

The stability of a water-in-oil emulsion is the key to the water control technology for active
crude oil, and different surfactants have direct influence on the emulsion properties. Thus, it …

Amphiphilic nanomaterials interact with water/oil interfaces, catalyzing reactions in the In-
Situ Combustion (ISC) process. This work aims to compare the surface modification of …