Current developments and future outlook in nanofluid flooding: A comprehensive review of various parameters influencing oil recovery mechanisms

F Yakasai, MZ Jaafar, S Bandyopadhyay… - Journal of Industrial and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Utilization of nanoparticles for enhanced oil recovery (EOR) has attracted great attention in
recent decades. However, various constraints influence fluid-fluid and fluid-rock interactions …

A review on application of nanoparticles for EOR purposes: history and current challenges

M Iravani, Z Khalilnezhad, A Khalilnezhad - Journal of Petroleum …, 2023 - Springer
Applications of nanotechnology in several fields of petroleum industry, eg, refinery, drilling
and enhanced oil recovery (EOR), have attracted a lot of attention, recently. This research …

Experimental investigation of silica nanoparticle assisted Surfactant and polymer systems for enhanced oil recovery

D Joshi, NK Maurya, N Kumar, A Mandal - Journal of Petroleum Science …, 2022 - Elsevier
Enhanced oil recovery techniques are commonly used today in oil fields to boost oil
production. The objective of the present study is to investigate the use of silica nanoparticles …

The development of novel nanofluid for enhanced oil recovery application

R Khoramian, R Kharrat, S Golshokooh - Fuel, 2022 - Elsevier
Recently, nanofluids' application in enhanced oil recovery (EOR) studies has been severely
confined in low saline environments due to instability. In this study, a novel nanofluid was …

Nanofluids as a coolant for polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells: Recent trends, challenges, and future perspectives

DK Madheswaran, S Vengatesan, EG Varuvel… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this comprehensive review, we critically examine the application of nanofluids as coolants
in PEMFCs, explicitly focusing on elucidating their thermal efficiency enhancement …

Impact of nanoparticles stability on rheology, interfacial tension, and wettability in chemical enhanced oil recovery: A critical parametric review

N Lashari, T Ganat, KA Elraies, MA Ayoub… - Journal of Petroleum …, 2022 - Elsevier
Nanoparticles are extensively used at lab scale to improve physicochemical characteristics
like interfacial tension, wettability, rheological behavior in different hydrocarbon recovery …

Physicochemical characterization of zirconia nanoparticle-based sodium alginate polymer suspension for enhanced oil recovery

US Mohanty, FUR Awan, M Ali, A Aftab… - Energy & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Biopolymers have been employed in enhanced oil recovery (EOR) due to their high viscosity
and significant effects on waterflooding performance. Sodium alginate (NaAlg) is an …

Comprehensive experimental study on the effect of silica nanoparticles on the oil recovery during alternating injection with low salinity water and surfactant into …

SO Olayiwola, M Dejam - Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2021 - Elsevier
Although the potential of nanoparticles (NPs) to improve oil recovery is magnificent, the
effect of NPs during alternating injection is still vague. The main objective of this study is to …

Emerging applications of TiO2/SiO2/poly (acrylamide) nanocomposites within the engineered water EOR in carbonate reservoirs

JA Ali, K Kolo, AK Manshad, KD Stephen - Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract In this study, TiO 2/SiO 2/poly (acrylamide) nanocomposites (NCs) as a newly-
developed-nano enhanced oil recovery (EOR) agent is proposed using a simple, green and …

Mechanistic investigation of the synergy of a wide range of salinities and ionic liquids for enhanced oil recovery: fluid–fluid interactions

A Esfandiarian, A Maghsoudian, M Shirazi… - Energy & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
In this paper, the performance of three imidazolium-based ionic liquids (ILs) including 1-
hexyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride ([HMIM][Cl] or IL6), 1-octyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride …