The current study aims to investigate the effect of Fe3O4-Basorol P DB-9935 (M-DB) as nanodemulsifier on operating temperature and dewatering efficiency of light, medium, and heavy crude oil. The optimum temperature for dewatering process of…
Produced water from the oil and gas industry often contains stable crude oil-in-water emulsions that are typically difficult to treat with conventional separation methods. Amine-functionalized nanoparticles have demonstrated effective destabilization…
This work focuses on analyzing the electrokinetic behavior of asphaltenes of extra heavy oil. For this, electrodepositions were carried out in asphaltene solutions (4 %w/w) with two solvents of different polarities: toluene and chloroform. In…
The injection of solid stabilized water-in-crude oil emulsion to displace heavy crude oil is a new EOR method. Although high emulsion stability, which is essential for achieving the maximum process efficiency, can be obtained using nanoparticles,…
Due to the exclusive size effect, magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) exhibit unique chemical, mechanical and considerably different magnetic properties compared with conventional micro and macro materials. Therefore, MNPs are of great significance and…
Removing process water from crude oil emulsions is critically required prior to their downstream processing. In this work, cellulose-coated magnetic Janus nanoparticles (MJ NPs) of asymmetric surface wettability were applied to dewatering crude oil…
This study embraces the evaluation of the rheological and magneto-rheological properties of heavy and extra-heavy crude oils by applying nanotechnology and magnetism as technological solutions in reducing viscosity. Mixtures of heavy oils with…
Nanoparticles (NPs) could enhance the stability of foam to allow recovery of greater amounts of residual oil during foam flooding. However, conventional nanoparticles are non-recyclable and affect the quality of the produced oil. Magnetic…
Nanotechnology has become a prominent technology in environmental remediation, especially in the purification of water and wastewater. Magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) have the characteristics of extremely large specific surface area
Nanoparticles (NPs) could enhance the stability of foam to allow recovery of greater amounts of residual oil during foam flooding. However, conventional nanoparticles are non-recyclable and affect the quality of the produced oil. Magnetic…
The formation of stable emulsions is a fundamental problem in oil industry that can result in a sequence of environmental and operational problems. Chemical demulsification is extensively applied for the recovery of oil from water as well as water…
Oil-water emulsions separation is a significant and intractable problem in many industrial processes, especially in petroleum industry. To deal with the demulsification of oil–water emulsions, a novel kind of amphiphilic magnetic demulsifier (M-ANP)…
The quest for effective demulsification materials is growing rapidly in the recent times. Magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) are an attractive alternative of commercial demulsifiers mainly due to their recyclability and high surface area. Herein, the…
The highly robust, effective, and sustainable remediation of hydrocarbon-contaminated wastewater matrices, which is mainly generated from petroleum and related petrochemical industries, is of supreme interest. Owing to the notable presence of…
The formation of stable emulsions is a fundamental problem in oil industry that can result in a sequence of environmental and operational problems. Chemical demulsification is extensively applied for the recovery of oil from water as well as water…
This study embraces the evaluation of the rheological and magneto-rheological properties of heavy and extra-heavy crude oils by applying nanotechnology and magnetism as technological solutions in reducing viscosity. Mixtures of heavy oils with…