Abstract Enhanced-oil-recovery (EOR) processes are used to recover bypassed and
residual oil trapped in the reservoir after primary and secondary recovery methods …

Stable emulsions are frequently encountered in oil production and cause a series of
environmental and operational issues. Chemical demulsification is widely used for the …

A water soluble nano-composite was synthesised using radical polymerization method
where polymeric chain was grafted on silica nanoparticle surface. Chemical structure of …

Oil spills are environmental disasters that impact human, plants, and wild life, such as birds,
fish, and mammals. This article has comprehensively reviewed the progress made in oil …

The study of aqueous foams has long been an interest of the scientific community. A
developing area is the use of foams to prepare lightweight, functional solid foam materials …

The crucial roles of the ionization state and counterion presence on the phase behavior of
fatty acid in aqueous solutions are well-established. However, the effects of counterions on …

The carbonization of hydrophilic particle surfaces provides an effective route for tuning
particle wettability in the preparation of particle-stabilized emulsions. The wettability of …

The integration of cationic and hydrophobic functionalities into hydrophobically modified
chitosan (HMC) biopolymer facilitates complementary emulsion stabilization with negatively …

A class of thermosensitive and reusable magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) was developed for
removing emulsified oil droplets from aqueous media. Magnetic iron oxide (MIO) …

In recent years, silica-based polymer nanofluids (NFs) have attracted more and more
attention because they can enhance temperature and salt tolerance. This study summarized …