Advanced switchable molecules and materials for oil recovery and oily waste cleanup

Y Lu, Y Zhu, F Yang, Z Xu, Q Liu - Advanced Science, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Advanced switchable molecules and materials have shown great potential in numerous
applications. These novel materials can express different states of physicochemical …

A review of oil–solid separation and oil–water separation in unconventional heavy oil production process

X Xia, J Ma, S Geng, F Liu, M Yao - International Journal of Molecular …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Unconventional heavy oil ores (UHO) have been considered an important part of petroleum
resources and an alternative source of chemicals and energy supply. Due to the …

An integrated framework based on deep learning algorithm for optimizing thermochemical production in heavy oil reservoirs

Y Zhou, Y Wang - Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
The development of heavy oil reservoirs with active edge and bottom water is one of the
most challenging problems in petroleum engineering. In response to the limited thermal …

CO2-responsive surfactants for greener extraction of heavy oil: A bench-scale demonstration

Y Lu, R Li, R Manica, Z Zhang, Q Liu, Z Xu - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2022 - Elsevier
In water-based oil sands extraction, the recovery of ultra-heavy oil is determined by two
essential stages: liberation and aeration. However, these two stages prefer opposite water …

Properties and Aggregation Behavior of Gemini Surfactants for Heavy Oil Recovery in High Temperature and Salinity Conditions

Y Wang, C Zheng, L Shi, J Hou, C Jiang… - Energy & Fuels, 2023 - ACS Publications
In this paper, the thermal stability of the surfactant CEA-n molecules with different structures
was determined by thermal gravimetric analysis. The aggregation behavior in aqueous …

Beneficial utilization of ball-milled carbon sand to activate peroxymonosulfate oxidation: Quantitation of ROS using probe-based kinetic models and mechanism …

S Song, W Liu, M Wang, J Xue, M Yao - Journal of Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
In this study, the oil sand was treated with an integrated process of pyrolysis and ball milling,
and the obtained ball-milled carbon sand (BMCS) was utilized as peroxymonosulfate (PMS) …

Formulation evaluation of an innovative composite foamed gel with high temperature and salinity compatibility in heavy oil reservoirs

S Li, L Wang, L Sun, Z Li, G Ren - Journal of Petroleum Science and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Steam-based huff-and-puff technology has gained a great deal of attention in heavy oil
thermal recovery, which however suffered water invasion and steam channeling. In addition …

[HTML][HTML] Surfactants enhanced heavy oil–solid separation from carbonate asphalt rocks-experiment and molecular dynamic simulation

J Hou, J Du, H Sui, L Sun - Nanomaterials, 2021 - mdpi.com
In this study, surfactants were used to enhance heavy oil–solid separation, and a detailed
mechanism was explored by SARA (saturates, aromatics, resins, asphaltenes) analysis …

[HTML][HTML] Energy, exergy and environmental assessment of partial fuel substitution with hydroxy powered by a thermoelectric generator in low displacement diesel …

JD Forero - Cleaner Engineering and Technology, 2021 - Elsevier
This study evaluates the effect of partial fuel substitution with HHO (hydroxy) gas on a
Jatropha oil biodiesel. For the experimental analysis, a stationary single-cylinder diesel …

[HTML][HTML] Biowaste-based biodegradable flocculants for clean and sustainable tailings management in industrial mining and mineral processing

Y Zhu, M Chae, J Wang, B Adhikari, P Mussone… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2021 - Elsevier
Massive fluid tailings discharged from industrial mining and mineral processing operations
pose numerous economic and environmental challenges. To remove water and condense …