In the last years, mixtures of silica nanoparticles and surfactants have been widely and
successfully used to stabilize a multiplicity of aqueous foams and emulsions with current and …

With the continuous depletion of easy-to produce oil resources, the effective and low-cost
exploitation and upgrading of heavy oil becomes a key to alleviate the contradiction …

Pickering emulsions based on biopolymeric particles are gaining increasing research
recognition in numerous applications due to their biocompatibility and eco-friendliness. In …

Rigid PI foams with highly interconnected open-cell structures are successfully prepared by
an oil-in-oil emulsion-templating strategy. The physical properties, such as microstructure …

Pumpkin seed oil (PSO), which is a valuable compound with high nutritional value used for
the prevention of various chronic diseases, is prone to oxidation. In this work, small and …

The use of the Janus motif in colloidal particles, ie, anisotropic surface properties on
opposite faces, has gained significant attention in the bottom-up assembly of novel …

This study investigates the synthesis and characterization of four non-ionic surfactants of
different spacer lengths derived from Brassica Juncea (mustard oil) and explore their …

Hydrates and waxes are supposed to coexist in the deep-water pipelines under suitable
conditions of low temperature and high pressure. Understanding the effect of precipitated …

The rapid development of unconventional oil and gas resources presents challenges for
foam flooding for reservoirs with high salinity and high heterogeneity at elevated …

To address the instability and limited fire-suppression effectiveness of foam agents, a three-
phase gel foam incorporating α-olefin sulfonate (AOS), alkylphenol ethoxylates (OP-10) …