The manipulation of matter at the atomic level (nanotechnology) has experienced an
explosion in research interest in recent years. Bimetallic nanoparticles are vital due to their …

Nickel and iron compounds have garnered attention as catalysts for upgrading heavy oil via
aquathermolysis. However, research on the performance of bimetallic oxide catalysts in …

Hydrothermal upgrading is a promising technology for heavy oil, yet the impact of reservoir
conditions on the catalytic effect of catalysts and the pathway are not clear. In this study, the …

Production of heavy and extra-heavy oil is highly costly and severely carbon-emitting as it
requires significant amount of energy. The In-situ Upgrading Technology (ISUT) is a novel …

The current research work contributes one further step in developing the heavy oil in-situ
upgrading technique. The experimental work was carried out using a dolomite corepack as …

Heavy oil extraction currently presents economic and environmental challenges due to low
prices and costly energy usage for their exploitation and transport. The use of heavy oil as a …

Cubic molybdenum carbide, α-MoC1− x, was used for simultaneous water dissociation and
hydrogenation reactions. Hydroprocessing reactions of heavy hydrocarbons under different …

The n-butanol/low-carbon alcohol/diesel microemulsion system is a good alternative fuel to
diesel. In this study, the microemulsions were formulated in four ways: ultrasonication, vortex …

Molybdenum carbide catalyst is proposed to be used in a novel downhole upgrading
method, called in-situ upgrading technology (ISUT). In this work, this catalyst is assessed for …

Patented in situ (in reservoir) upgrading technology (ISUT) converts a portion of the reservoir
into a “catalytic reactor” by irreversibly attaching a low percentage of nanoparticles to the …