Emulsions frequently encountered in petroleum production, include water-in-oil (W/O)
emulsions, oil-in-water (O/W) emulsions, and water-in-oil-in-water (W/O/W) emulsions, which …

Asphaltene is a component of crude oil that has been linked to serious production and
transportation issues. It is a solid oil component with various shapes and molecular …

Complex fluid-fluid interfaces play an important role in a variety of application domains, from
emulsion and foam stability, to thin films in biomedical applications, to coating flow …

The research focus of the foams has recently been shifting from using inorganic materials to
biological origin materials (especially edible materials) for stabilization. The motivation for …

Cellulosic sources, such as lignocellulose-rich biomass, can be mechanically or acid
degraded to produce inclusions called cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs). They have several …

Crude oils are complex mixtures of organic molecules, of which asphaltenes are the
heaviest component. Asphaltene precipitation and deposition have been recognized to be a …

Cemented paste backfill (CPB) slurry has demonstrated a greater advantage in the
development of backfilling. This article summarises the development of various aspects of …

The injection of low-salinity brine enhances oil recovery by altering the mineral wettability in
carbonate reservoirs. However, the reported effectiveness of low-salinity water varies …

Spontaneous emulsification near the oil–water interface and destabilization of water-in-oil
emulsions in the bulk oil phase may affect the efficiency of improved oil recovery. In this …

Surface-active asphaltene molecules are naturally found in crude oil, causing serious
problems in the petroleum industry by stabilizing emulsion drops, thus hindering the …