Deposition of wax is considered one of the most significant culprits in transporting petroleum crude oils, particularly at low temperatures. When lowering pressure and temperature during …
In this work, we evaluate the effect of nanoparticles and nanofluids as viscosity reducers for heavy crude oil (HO). The effect of alumina, silica and acidic silica nanoparticles was …
LJ Giraldo, MA Giraldo, S Llanos, G Maya… - Journal of Petroleum …, 2017 - Elsevier
The primary objective of this study is to investigate the effects of SiO 2 nanoparticles on improving the rheological behavior and inhibition of the thermal degradation of hydrolyzed …
Nanoparticles (NPs) have been recently recognized as effective asphaltenes adsorbents and deposition deterrents. The objective of this work is to provide a critical review and …
Z Li, YR Zou, XY Xu, JN Sun, M Li - Organic Geochemistry, 2016 - Elsevier
Inorganic minerals were separated from mudstone and shale to investigate their oil adsorption potential. A conceptual model was developed to reconstruct the oil adsorption …
The precipitation and deposition of asphaltenes is a primary problem related to the processing, transportation, and production of oil. Flocculation of asphaltene aggregates is …
S Betancur, JC Carmona, NN Nassar… - Industrial & …, 2016 - ACS Publications
The main objective of this study is to evaluate the effect of particle size and surface acidity of synthesized silica gel nanoparticles on the inhibition of formation damage caused by …
The increasing demand for fossil fuels and the depleting of light crude oil in the next years generates the need to exploit heavy and unconventional crude oils. To face this challenge …
Adsorption of asphaltene onto mineral or metal surface is an undesirable process with several adverse effects such as wettability alteration, fouling pipelines/equipment …