Phase dependent thermal and spectroscopic responses of Al 2 O 3 nanostructures with different morphogenesis

J Gangwar, BK Gupta, SK Tripathi, AK Srivastava - Nanoscale, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
In this review, we discuss new developments and recent trends in both amorphous and
crystalline Al2O3 oxide nanofluids related to their phase dependent characteristics in detail …

Asphaltenes: Separations, structural analysis and applications

P Zuo, S Qu, W Shen - Journal of Energy Chemistry, 2019 - Elsevier
Asphaltenes, complex aromatic compounds from various carbonaceous sources, could be
obtained by solvent dissolution, filtration and adsorption. It was difficult to clarify the …

Effect of nanoparticles/nanofluids on the rheology of heavy crude oil and its mobility on porous media at reservoir conditions

EA Taborda, CA Franco, SH Lopera, V Alvarado… - Fuel, 2016 - Elsevier
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 …

Metal oxide nanoparticles for asphaltene adsorption and oxidation

NN Nassar, A Hassan, P Pereira-Almao - Energy & Fuels, 2011 - ACS Publications
This study investigates the adsorption and oxidation of asphaltenes onto nanoparticles. Six
different metal oxide nanoparticles were employed, namely, Fe3O4, Co3O4, TiO2, MgO …

Nanotechnology applied to the enhancement of oil and gas productivity and recovery of Colombian fields

CA Franco, R Zabala, FB Cortés - Journal of Petroleum Science and …, 2017 - Elsevier
In Colombia, the estimated reserves of crude oil are approximately 2.0 thousand million
barrels, decreasing by approximately 13% in the last year according to the National …

Nanoparticles for inhibition of asphaltenes damage: adsorption study and displacement test on porous media

CA Franco, NN Nassar, MA Ruiz… - Energy & …, 2013 - ACS Publications
The deposition of asphaltenes is one of the most difficult problems to overcome in oil
production and processing. The presence of asphaltenes in crude oil, and consequently, the …

Application of nanotechnology for heavy oil upgrading: Catalytic steam gasification/cracking of asphaltenes

NN Nassar, A Hassan, P Pereira-Almao - Energy & Fuels, 2011 - ACS Publications
Nanotechnology is a rapidly growing technology with considerable potential applications
and benefits. Among the numerous applications of nanotechnology for energy and the …

Asphaltene adsorption onto acidic/basic metal oxide nanoparticles toward in situ upgrading of reservoir oils by nanotechnology

N Hosseinpour, AA Khodadadi, A Bahramian… - Langmuir, 2013 - ACS Publications
The effects of surface acidity and basicity of metal oxide nanoparticles on the
thermodynamics of asphaltene adsorption were studied. Three different categories of metal …

Behavior of asphaltene adsorption onto the metal oxide nanoparticle surface and its effect on heavy oil recovery

Y Kazemzadeh, SE Eshraghi, K Kazemi… - Industrial & …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Preventing asphaltene-related damage in hydrocarbon reservoirs is an important concern.
Many investigations have been performed on asphaltene and its effects and how to reduce …

Experimental and theoretical study of viscosity reduction in heavy crude oils by addition of nanoparticles

EA Taborda, CA Franco, MA Ruiz, V Alvarado… - Energy & …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Heavy and extra-heavy oils generally exhibit high viscosity, which is detrimental to their
production, transport, and refining. The oil and gas industry has thoroughly investigated the …