Challenges and future of chemical assisted heavy oil recovery processes

M Ahmadi, Z Chen - Advances in colloid and interface science, 2020 - Elsevier
The primary method for heavy oil and bitumen production across the world is still in-situ
steam-based technology. There are some drawbacks associated with steam-driven heavy …

Modeling and simulations of polymers: a roadmap

TE Gartner III, A Jayaraman - Macromolecules, 2019 - ACS Publications
Molecular modeling and simulations are invaluable tools for the polymer science and
engineering community. These computational approaches enable predictions and provide …

Flotation surface chemistry of water-soluble salt minerals: from experimental results to new perspectives

K Sun, CV Nguyen, NN Nguyen, AV Nguyen - Advances in Colloid and …, 2022 - Elsevier
The flotation separation of water-soluble salt minerals has to be conducted under the
condition of saturation in brines which represents a challenging but exciting topic of colloid …

Effect of water film on oil flow in quartz nanopores from molecular perspectives

S Zhan, Y Su, Z Jin, W Wang, L Li - Fuel, 2020 - Elsevier
The knowledge about the underlying mechanisms of oil transport behavior with the
presence of thin water film in hydrophilic quartz nanopores is crucial to oil migration and …

[HTML][HTML] Interfacial tension of carbon dioxide-water under conditions of CO2 geological storage and enhanced geothermal systems: A molecular dynamics study on the …

M Shiga, T Morishita, M Sorai - Fuel, 2023 - Elsevier
In recent years, CO 2 injection into geological formations under a wide range of temperature
conditions, including super-hot geothermal reservoirs, has attracted much attention (ie …

Molecular dynamics simulation investigation on the anti-freezing mechanisms of CSH-GS/GO interfaces

T Liang, Y Lai, D Hou, W Pei, M Wang, F Yu… - … and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
Although graphene sheet (GS) and graphene oxide (GO) are two popular additives for
improving the frost resistance of concrete, unclear anti-icing mechanisms of GS/GO cross …

Discovery of novel coumarin analogs against the α-glucosidase protein target of Diabetes mellitus: Pharmacophore-based QSAR, docking, and molecular dynamics …

AK Maurya, V Mulpuru, N Mishra - ACS omega, 2020 - ACS Publications
Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a chronic metabolic disease, the third killer of mankind. The finding
of potent drugs against diabetes remains challenging. In the present study, coumarin …

Water/oil interfacial tension reduction–an interfacial entropy driven process

T Bui, H Frampton, S Huang, IR Collins… - Physical Chemistry …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
The interfacial tension (IFT) of a fluid–fluid interface plays an important role in a wide range
of applications and processes. When low IFT is desired, surface active compounds (eg …

On the transferability of ion parameters to the TIP4P/2005 water model using molecular dynamics simulations

MF Döpke, OA Moultos, R Hartkamp - The Journal of chemical physics, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
Countless molecular dynamics studies have relied on available ion and water force field
parameters to model aqueous electrolyte solutions. The TIP4P/2005 model has proven itself …

Atomistic insight into salinity dependent preferential binding of polar aromatics to calcite/brine interface: implications to low salinity waterflooding

MM Koleini, MH Badizad, H Mahani, AM Dastjerdi… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
This paper resolve the salinity-dependent interactions of polar components of crude oil at
calcite-brine interface in atomic resolution. Molecular dynamics simulations carried out on …