Application of nanoparticles in enhanced oil recovery: a critical review of recent progress

X Sun, Y Zhang, G Chen, Z Gai - Energies, 2017 - mdpi.com
The injected fluids in secondary processes supplement the natural energy present in the
reservoir to displace oil. The recovery efficiency mainly depends on the mechanism of …

The Changing Role of CO2 in the Transition to a Circular Economy: Review of Carbon Sequestration Projects

P Tcvetkov, A Cherepovitsyn, S Fedoseev - Sustainability, 2019 - mdpi.com
Despite the diversity of studies on global warming and climate change mitigation
technologies, research on the changing role of CO2 in the industrial processes, which is …

[HTML][HTML] South Africa's energy transition–unraveling its political economy

J Hanto, A Schroth, L Krawielicki, PY Oei… - Energy for Sustainable …, 2022 - Elsevier
The concept of a low-carbon transition is increasingly gaining traction in South Africa. This
constitutes a major technical, social and political challenge as the national energy sector …

[HTML][HTML] A critical review of the development and demulsification processes applied for oil recovery from oil in water emulsions

W Faisal, F Almomani - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
The formation of stable emulsions is a fundamental problem in oil industry that can result in
a sequence of environmental and operational problems. Chemical demulsification is …

Carbon capture and storage in South Africa: A technological innovation system with a political economy focus

YC Ko, K Zigan, YL Liu - Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 2021 - Elsevier
This research investigates the technological innovation system (TIS) approach in emerging
markets, focusing on South Africa's deployment of the carbon capture and storage (CCS) …

Conventional and electrical EOR review: the development trend of ultrasonic application in EOR

SH Shafiai, A Gohari - Journal of Petroleum Exploration and Production …, 2020 - Springer
A small portion of oil can be extracted during primary and secondary stages of oil
production, and significant quantities of oil remain in reservoirs. Enhanced oil recovery …

Deployment of carbon removal technologies could reduce the rapid and potentially disruptive pace of decarbonization in South Africa's climate ambitions

S Afrane, JD Ampah, Z Jinjuan, P Yang, JL Chen… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2024 - Elsevier
As a developing country, South Africa faces the risk of having to undertake disruptive actions
to meet its internationally pledged emission reduction targets. It has become necessary to …

The major techniques, advantages, and pitfalls of various methods used in geological carbon sequestration

VI Fagorite, SO Onyekuru, AI Opara… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Carbon dioxide (CO2) is a major component of greenhouse gases and a driver of climate
change and associated challenges like global warming, drought, flooding, etc. There is …

Prospects and social effects of carbon dioxide sequestration and utilization projects

АА Ilinova, NV Romasheva… - Записки Горного …, 2020 - cyberleninka.ru
The issues of global warming and occurrence of the greenhouse effect are widely discussed
on a global scale. Various methods of reducing greenhouse gas emissions are actively …

Перспективы и общественные эффекты проектов секвестрации и использования углекислого газа

АА Ильинова, НВ Ромашева… - Записки Горного …, 2020 - cyberleninka.ru
Вопросы глобального потепления и возникновения парникового эффекта широко
обсуждаются в мировом масштабе. Активно исследуются и апробируются различные …