Generally, surfactants are used to be considered as effective candidates in chemical
enhanced oil recovery due to their high-level performances of interfacial tension reduction …

Abstract Chemical Enhanced Oil Recovery (CEOR) techniques include alkaline, surfactant,
and polymer flooding, as well as their binary and ternary combination such as alkali …

Unique properties of ionic liquids (ILs) and deep eutectic solvents (DESs) have given
impetus for widespread application in various fields of science, including the oil industry …

Mixed cationic/anionic surfactant systems have showed great potential in various fields.
Ionic liquids with extraordinary physical and chemical properties are regarded as novel …

Surface-active ionic liquids (SAILs) are a subclass of ionic liquids (ILs), having an
amphiphilic character that is surplus to the unique physiochemical properties inherited from …

Matured reservoirs are being targeted for enhanced oil recovery (EOR) operations in the
hope to recover the residual oil that remains trapped within the porous media. Chemical …

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 …

Precipitation and deposition of asphaltene are considered as catastrophic issues facing the
petroleum industry. Asphaltene deposition mainly occurs at variety places such as formation …

Crude oil recovery from matured reservoir still pose challenges due to the low efficiency of
the existing enhanced oil recovery (EOR) methods. The chemical enhanced oil recovery …

Due to superior surface activity and physicochemical properties, ionic liquids (ILs) have
been applied in petroleum industry in different ways, such as ILs-assisted solvent extraction …