Effective water/wastewater treatment methodologies for toxic pollutants removal: Processes and applications towards sustainable development

A Saravanan, PS Kumar, S Jeevanantham, S Karishma… - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
Release of pollutants due to inflating anthropogenic activities has a conspicuous effect on
the environment. As water is uniquely vulnerable to pollution, water pollution control has …

[HTML][HTML] The use of surfactants in enhanced oil recovery: A review of recent advances

O Massarweh, AS Abushaikha - Energy Reports, 2020 - Elsevier
Currently, there is a widespread interest in the different methods of chemical enhanced oil
recovery (EOR) as a result of the continuous decline in the conventional oil reserves and the …

Experimental and field applications of nanotechnology for enhanced oil recovery purposes: A review

S Davoodi, M Al-Shargabi, DA Wood… - Fuel, 2022 - Elsevier
Oil reservoir formation damage is a challenging issue associated with water and/or gas
reservoir flooding in secondary and tertiary oil recovery operations. Some enhanced oil …

[HTML][HTML] Application of nanomaterial for enhanced oil recovery

T Liang, JR Hou, M Qu, JX Xi, I Raj - Petroleum Science, 2022 - Elsevier
Nanofluid offers more opportunities and challenges over the traditional surfactant and
polymer solutions during enhanced oil recovery (commonly referred to as tertiary oil …

A comprehensive analysis of contaminated groundwater: Special emphasis on nature-ecosystem and socio-economic impacts

G Chandnani, P Gandhi, D Kanpariya, D Parikh… - Groundwater for …, 2022 - Elsevier
Besides air, water is the most essential and irreplaceable element to ensure the continuance
of life. According to data, only 71% of Earth's surface is covered with water; 96.5% is present …

Oil recovery performance by surfactant flooding: a perspective on multiscale evaluation methods

K Al-Azani, S Abu-Khamsin, R Al-Abdrabalnabi… - Energy & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Chemical-enhanced oil recovery (cEOR) is a class of techniques commonly used to extract
hydrocarbon fluids from reservoir rocks beyond conventional waterflooding. Surfactants are …

Application of iron oxide nanoparticles in oil recovery–A critical review of the properties, formulation, recent advances and prospects

F Yakasai, MZ Jaafar, S Bandyopadhyay, A Agi… - Journal of Petroleum …, 2022 - Elsevier
Iron oxide nanoparticles (IONPs) are of particular interest in multiple fields and in enhanced
oil recovery (EOR) due to their unique advantages and characteristics. Albeit several …

Properties, preparation, stability of nanoemulsions, their improving oil recovery mechanisms, and challenges for oil field applications—A critical review

X Hou, JJ Sheng - Geoenergy Science and Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
With the development of the oil industry, improving oil recovery (IOR) technology is
becoming more and more important, and an excellent working fluid is a key to IOR. Among …

Recent advances and prospect of cobalt based microwave absorbing materials

JY Yusuf, H Soleimani, YK Sanusi, LL Adebayo… - Ceramics …, 2020 - Elsevier
With the advances and extensive application of electromagnetic (EM) waves in electronic
and communication devices. EM pollution has been identified as a threat to human health …

[HTML][HTML] A data-driven physics-informed neural network for predicting the viscosity of nanofluids

I Chiniforooshan Esfahani - AIP Advances, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
Nanofluids have been applied in various fields, such as solar collectors, petroleum
engineering, and chemical engineering, due to their superior properties compared to …