A review of ionic liquids: Recent synthetic advances and oilfield applications

SMS Hussain, AA Adewunmi, OS Alade… - Journal of the Taiwan …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Ionic liquids have received a lot of interest in recent years from scientists and
academics due to their distinctive qualities, including low vapor pressure, low toxicity, high …

Characterisation techniques for analysis of imidazolium-based ionic liquids and application in polymer preparation: A review

NA Noorhisham, D Amri, AH Mohamed… - Journal of Molecular …, 2021 - Elsevier
Over the past decades, imidazolium-based ionic liquids (ILs) have been studied extensively
in numerous previous experimental and analysis works to produce ILs with tunable …

Mechanistic studies of enhanced oil recovery by imidazolium-based ionic liquids as novel surfactants

P Pillai, A Kumar, A Mandal - Journal of industrial and engineering …, 2018 - Elsevier
Ionic liquids are recently considered as an alternation to surfactants for their application in
enhanced oil recovery (EOR) because of their promising surface-active properties. In the …

Synthesis and characterization of surface-active ionic liquids for their potential application in enhanced oil recovery

P Pillai, A Mandal - Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2022 - Elsevier
In enhanced oil recovery, most widely used combinations of chemical formulations
incorporate surfactants, polymers and alkalis, however, it is important to investigate alternate …

Synthesis and characterization of choline–fatty-acid-based ionic liquids: A new biocompatible surfactant

MK Ali, RM Moshikur, R Wakabayashi, Y Tahara… - Journal of colloid and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Ionic liquid (IL) surfactants have attracted great interest as promising substitutes for
conventional surfactants owing to their exceptional and favorable physico-chemical …

Application of a novel natural surfactant extracted from Avena Sativa for enhanced oil recovery during low salinity water flooding: Synergism of natural surfactant with …

B Sami, A Azdarpour, B Honarvar, M Nabipour… - Journal of Molecular …, 2022 - Elsevier
The use of green, eco-friendly, efficient, and sustainable surfactants for enhanced oil
recovery (EOR) is of great importance. In this study, a novel and unique natural surfactant …

Thermodynamic and physicochemical properties evaluation for formation and characterization of oil-in-water nanoemulsion

N Kumar, A Mandal - Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2018 - Elsevier
Kinetically stable nanoemulsion with droplet size< 500 nm has emerged as an advanced
material in wide industrial applications because of its unique structural and physicochemical …

Mechanism studies on the application of the mixed cationic/anionic surfactant systems to enhance oil recovery

H Jia, P Lian, X Leng, Y Han, Q Wang, K Jia, X Niu… - Fuel, 2019 - Elsevier
Mixed cationic/anionic surfactant systems have showed great potential in various fields.
Ionic liquids with extraordinary physical and chemical properties are regarded as novel …

Synergistic effect of low saline ion tuned Sea Water with ionic liquids for enhanced oil recovery from carbonate reservoirs

RK Saw, P Pillai, A Mandal - Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2022 - Elsevier
In recent decades, low salinity water flooding (LSWF) has gained much attention from both
the industry and academia due to its effectiveness in oil recovery. Many efforts are still going …

Polyionic liquid membrane: Recent development and perspective

M Zunita, R Hastuti, A Alamsyah, GTM Kadja… - Journal of Industrial and …, 2022 - Elsevier
In recent years, poly (ionic liquids) or polymerized ionic liquids (PILs) have gained
significant attention. The combination of ionic liquids (ILs)'unique properties with the …