Crude oil is normally produced in the form of a water-in-oil (W/O) emulsion. One of the major challenges during crude oil exploration is the high viscosity of crude oil produced due to the formation of stable emulsions. This affects the overall cost…
A new class of magnetically responsive and interfacially active Janus (MJanus) nanoparticles was designed and synthesized by sequential adsorption of cellulosic materials: hydrophobic ethyl cellulose (EC) and hydrophilic carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)…
Summary Asphaltenes removal from heavy and extra-heavy crudes is paramount within the oil industry. This work describes several electrodeposition studies by considering the simultaneous presence of external magnetic fields and ferromagnetic…
We proposed a direct in situ synthesis method for iron oxide nanoparticles (NPs) along with catalytic erformance upgrading of heavy crude oil (HCO). Our method compares the upgrading of a HCO where other iron oxide nanoparticles were synthesized by a…
Summary Asphaltenes removal from heavy and extra-heavy crudes is paramount within the oil industry. This work describes several electrodeposition studies by considering the simultaneous presence of external magnetic fields and ferromagnetic…
The Fiber Bragg grating (FBG) sensor used for distinguishing the oil movement offers detailed insights about the reservoir oil and is the key to quantifying the impact on improvement and the integrity and efficiency of the wells. The modified FBG…
Crude oil is normally produced in the form of a water-in-oil (W/O) emulsion. One of the major challenges during crude oil exploration is the high viscosity of crude oil produced due to the formation of stable emulsions. This affects the overall cost…
Natural chemical structures in asphaltene cause it to form a colloidal aggregate that can affect crude oil properties, alter the wettability of reservoir rock surface, and reduce oil recovery. The objective of this research work is to investigate…