Current research and challenges in bitumen emulsion manufacturing and its properties

A Al-Mohammedawi, K Mollenhauer - Materials, 2022 - mdpi.com
The global increase of road infrastructure and its impact on the environment requires serious
attention to develop sustainable and environmentally friendly road materials. One group of …

Synthesis of mono, bi, and trimetallic Sn–Ni–Cu based ionic micro-emulsion catalysts and optimization of catalytic performance in heavy oil upgrading

M Abdi-Khanghah, A Jafari, G Ahmadi… - Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, to synthesize an active and feasible mono, bi, and trimetallic Sn–Ni–Cu/ionic
microemulsion catalysts (IMECs), a novel synthesis process was proposed. All synthesized …

Study on the kinetics of formation process of emulsion of heavy oil and its functional group components

J Liu, C Sun, Z Lun, Y Li, X Tang, Q Zhang, P Yang - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Enhanced oil recovery (EOR) by in situ formation of oil-in-water emulsion in heavy oil cold
production technology has received growing interest from the petroleum industry. We …

Prospects of co-injecting ionic liquid and thermochemical fluid for recovery of extra-heavy oil

OS Alade, AS Ogunlaja, AH Mohamed, M Mahmoud… - Fuel, 2023 - Elsevier
The recovery of extra-heavy oil has been challenging due to high viscosity. In this research,
a hybrid recovery scheme involving co-injection of heat producing chemicals termed …

Adaptability to Enhance Heavy Oil Recovery by Combination and Foam Systems with Fine-Emulsification Properties

M Ding, P Liu, Y Wang, Z Zhang, J Dong, Y Duan - Energies, 2023 - mdpi.com
Emulsification is increasingly emphasized for heavy oil recovery through chemical flooding.
However, whether systems with fine-emulsification (FE) properties significantly outperform …

[PDF][PDF] Characterisation of Cold Asphalt Mixtures with the Addition of Active Fillers

A Al-Mohammedawi - 2023 - kobra.uni-kassel.de
Climate change, the limited availability of natural resources, and energy crises are putting
pressure on the global societies? to employ low-energy and low-emission technologies for …