Innovations in membranes for natural gas processing frequently consider ideal separation performance as the defining success metric for removing carbon dioxide (CO2) from methane (CH4). However, realistic natural gas feeds are complex mixtures…
As an economic and efficient method, asphaltene dispersants are widely used to inhibit the precipitation of asphaltenes in the crude oil tank. In this study, a series of multi-alkylated aromatic amides (MAA) amphiphiles containing benzene rings and a…
Heavy crude oil (HCO) is still possessing concrete challenges due to its ineffective flowing characteristics. Asphaltenes and resins are the complex fractions of heavy oil, possessing relatively high polar constituents of heteroatoms, which tend to…
Viscosity reduction by emulsification would greatly facilitate the exploitation and pipelining transportation of heavy oil, as well as oil sands/sludge washing. However, the final demulsification process to achieve separation of oil and water is…
New bacterial strain BN66 was isolated by selective enrichment, identified as Bacillus cereus and proved to degrade crude oil, together with biosurfactant synthesis. Free and cryogel immobilized Bacillus cereus cells were involved in a crude oil…
The asphaltene aggregates are made of a well-packed and stable in benzene (toluene) solution core and a loose-packed periphery, which can respectively occlude and adsorb the other oil fractions. Previously (Liao et al. Energy Fuels 2005, 180), it was…
In oil-displacement processes, a compound surfactant system is used to reduce the crude oilwater interfacial tension (IFT) via the synergistic effect of multiple surfactants. To the best of our knowledge, however, since there is no systematic…
The development of membranes with a superior antifouling property and high-permeation flux is extensively considered but still a challenge for handling emulsified oil foulants in wastewater. Herein, a zwitterionic nanohydrogel-grafted PVDF…
Heavy crude oil (HCO) is still possessing concrete challenges due to its ineffective flowing characteristics. Asphaltenes and resins are the complex fractions of heavy oil, possessing relatively high polar constituents of heteroatoms, which tend to…
Sweetening units using methyl diethanolamine (MDEA) solvent are instrumental in removing hydrogen sulfide and carbon dioxide from natural gas. However, over time MDEA degrades and loses its scavenging efficiency due to the formation of heat-stable…
As an economic and efficient method, asphaltene dispersants are widely used to inhibit the precipitation of asphaltenes in the crude oil tank. In this study, a series of multi-alkylated aromatic amides (MAA) amphiphiles containing benzene rings and a…
As an economic and efficient method, asphaltene dispersants are widely used to inhibit the precipitation of asphaltenes in the crude oil tank. In this study, a series of multi-alkylated aromatic amides (MAA) amphiphiles containing benzene rings and a…
Heavy crude oil (HCO) is still possessing concrete challenges due to its ineffective flowing characteristics. Asphaltenes and resins are the complex fractions of heavy oil, possessing relatively high polar constituents of heteroatoms, which tend to…