Polymers play a significant role in enhanced oil recovery (EOR) due to their viscoelastic
properties and macromolecular structure. Herein, the mechanisms of the application of …

Surfactant injection into a depleted hydrocarbon reservoir is one of the ways to reduce
residual oil saturation, thereby enhancing crude oil production. However, surfactants …

Injecting surfactant by means of chemical enhanced oil recovery (cEOR) has acquired
predominant attention in improving oil recovery by changing either fluid/rock and/or …

Nanoparticles are used in various nano-energy applications such as wettability shift of
hydrophobic surfaces to hydrophilic surfaces in oil-brine-mineral systems and interfacial …

Developing novel absorbent materials with both rapid absorption speed and efficient
recovery of viscous crude oils presents an enticing prospect for crude cleanup and …

Interfacial tension (IFT) reduction and wettability alteration (WA) are important enhanced oil
recovery (EOR) mechanisms that help displace residual oil from the reservoir. Many studies …

Surfactants are known as interfacial tension (IFT) reducer additives in enhanced oil recovery
(EOR) process. The use of chemical surfactants has always been a challenge due to the …

The design and development of chemical routes with fascinating physicochemical attributes
comprise a major field of research in enhanced oil recovery (EOR).'Dimerization'depicts a …

In this study, a unique surfactant extracted from a quinoa plant was introduced for enhanced
oil recovery (EOR). The physico-chemical characteristics of extracted saponin as the …

Surfactant adsorption is a major problem encountered with the surfactant polymer flooding.
A lot of additives have been used in this regard to tackle this problem. In the present study, a …