The quest for effective demulsification materials is growing rapidly in the recent times.
Magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) are an attractive alternative of commercial demulsifiers …

Since the establishment of the first global refinery in 1856, crude oil has remained one of the
most lucrative natural resources worldwide. However, during the extraction process from …

In the last years, mixtures of silica nanoparticles and surfactants have been widely and
successfully used to stabilize a multiplicity of aqueous foams and emulsions with current and …

In the present study, SiO 2 nanoparticles (NP) were used for dehydration of crude oil. Also,
in order to enhance the hydrophobicity and hydrophilicity of the nanoparticles, they were …

The influence of surfactants is of great importance to the interfacial properties, which is
related by the characteristics of molecular arrays at the interface of multicomponent and …

Separation of water and oil from water-in-oil (W/O) emulsion before transportation and
refining is very important and critical. Ionic liquids (ILs) and their derivatives have recently …

Nanotechnology is widely recognized for having important applications in many industries,
one of which is oil and gas. Both environmental and cost benefits can be achieved when …

The presence of negatively charged nanoparticles affects the surface activity of anionic
surfactants in an aqueous phase. Recent studies suggest that electrostatic repulsive forces …

Pickering emulsions stabilized by bacteria acting as particle emulsifiers are new platforms
for microbial transformations of hydrophobic chemicals. However, their high stability often …

In the current study, novel environmentally friendly and interfacially active carbon
nanotubes/SiO2 nanomaterials (CNTs/SiO2) for emulsified crude oil separation were …