Nanofluid is a conventional fluid, blended with single or more nano additives with a
dimension of less than 100 nm. Early studies revealed that dispersing a small amount of …

Applications of nanotechnology in several fields of petroleum industry, eg, refinery, drilling
and enhanced oil recovery (EOR), have attracted a lot of attention, recently. This research …

Enhanced oil recovery techniques are commonly used today in oil fields to boost oil
production. The objective of the present study is to investigate the use of silica nanoparticles …

The main objective of the present study is to investigate the impact of nanofluid stabilization
techniques (hybrid stabilization approach, ie, a combination of different mechanical and …

Despite rapid advances in renewable energy extraction and utilization, global oil demand
continues to rise. Oil displacement technologies are widely studied and applied because …

The formation of stable emulsions is a fundamental problem in oil industry that can result in
a sequence of environmental and operational problems. Chemical demulsification is …

Due to the low permeability, small pore throat and poor pore connectivity of ultra-low
permeability reservoirs, the development technology of ultra-low permeability reservoirs is …

This work systematically investigates the potential of Anatase TiO 2 nanoparticles-induced
Xanthan-gum polymer as a Nano-polymer suspension for enhanced oil recovery (EOR) in …

Polymeric nanoparticle (NP) suspensions are colloidal suspensions where NPs (size≤ 100
nm) are suspended in the polymer-enhanced base fluid, mainly water. Compared to water or …

The dispersions of engineered nanomaterials in fluids have envisioned numerous industrial
applications. Despite less experimental data available on the surface tension of nanofluids …