Graphene, which has good electrical/thermal conductivity, excellent mechanical properties
and large specific surface area, is promising in various fields. However, the easy …

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 …

Steam-based thermal enhanced oil recovery techniques are widely applied methods to
unlock heavy oil and natural bitumen resources. In this paper, two oil-soluble surfactants, as …

The application of advanced nanomaterials for catalysis has attracted much attention as it
offers many benefits due to their unique physicochemical properties. Nevertheless, the …

Advance development of materials technology introduces graphene as a powerful material
for various applications in any branch of engineering and industries. Marine and shipping …

Nanotechnology is deemed to have excellent prospects in various sectors of the oil
industries because of its eco-friendliness and affordability. More specifically, it may be …

The application of biomass to the enhanced oil recovery of extra-heavy oil is a promising
technology. In this paper, the promoting effect of sawdust on the viscosity reduction of extra …

With the growing demand for gasoline and diesel fuel and the shortage of conventional oil
reserves, there has been extensive interest in upgrading technologies for unconventional …

Nanoparticle stabilized emulsions in enhanced oil recovery are more attractive and practical
than conventional emulsions which stabilized by colloidal particles and different surfactants …

Silicon-based nanoparticles (NPs) have attracted considerable interest for enhanced oil
recovery (EOR) because of their environmentally friendly and cost-effective characteristics …