Nanocomposite coatings play a strategic role in the treatment of metal surfaces in the petroleum sector, especially steel oil transportation trucks, by providing novel materials exhibiting superior stability to various severe conditions. To confirm…
Nanocomposite coatings play a strategic role in the treatment of metal surfaces in the petroleum sector, especially steel oil transportation trucks, by providing novel materials exhibiting superior stability to various severe conditions. To confirm…
Waxy crude oil has become a crucial unconventional oil alternative owing to the depleting conventional oil resources. However, ascertaining flow assurance in a waxy crude oil pipeline at low temperatures is challenging due to the high viscosity and…
Wax deposition in pipelines transporting crude oil is a serious problem as wax tends to precipitate under low temperature conditions observed during pipeline flow. The current research work embarks on the development of novel nanocomposite pour point…
Wax deposition is a serious issue during the pipeline transportation of crude oil. This research work has investigated the effects of some important parameters on the flow characteristic of crude oil during the pipeline transportation in offshore and…
The nanocomposites of tungsten oxide and cadmium sulfide (WO3-nCdS) with different mass ratios (n = 0 %, 5 %, 15 %, 30 % and 100 %) of CdS in WO3 were synthesized by pulsed laser ablation in liquid (PLAL). Anchoring of CdS on WO3 brought about…
This study aims to design a novel green nanocomposite based on the synergistic effect between silica nanoparticles (SN) and cardanol (CDN). The latter is an environmentally friendly dispersant compound extracted from the cashew nut shell waste. Three…
Cellulose derivatives are widely applied in the field of oil and gas exploration. However, this kind of natural polymers always shows poor temperature resistance due to their organic nature. To improve the temperature resistance of hydroxyethyl…
Polymer film capacitors for energy storage applications at high temperature have shown great potential in modern electronic and electrical systems such as those used in aerospace, automotive, and oil exploration industries. The crosslinking strategy…
A new nano-scale bio-based nanocomposite for treating petroleum wastewater has been synthesized using walnut husk (an agro industrial by-product). The walnut husk extract-silver nanoparticles (WHE-AgNPs) were round-shaped, monodispersed,…
High consistency of optical fiber photoacoustic (PA) probe contributes to the favorable comparability and reliability of ultrasound testing for biomedical imaging and industrial nondestructive detection. Other than traditional dip coating method,…
Wax deposition in pipelines transporting crude oil is a serious problem as wax tends to precipitate under low temperature conditions observed during pipeline flow. The current research work embarks on the development of novel nanocomposite pour point…
In recent years, transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) have gained significant attention in the field of supercapacitors due to their unique properties. Different TMDs like MoS2, WS2, MoSe2, WSe2 have been studied in the past few years. In this…
Most of conventional carbon dioxide (CO2) foams show limitations in practical applications due to several issues such as thermal stability, disintegration of bubble, dissolution of lamella, and deterioration of rheological property. However,…
Graphene is one of the most versatile conducting filler particles being used in the polymer matrix composites field. Recent patents in the polymer-graphene nanocomposites field are discussed in this chapter. Being a conducting filler, the majority of…
Wax deposition in pipelines transporting crude oil is a serious problem as wax tends to precipitate under low temperature conditions observed during pipeline flow. The current research work embarks on the development of novel nanocomposite pour point…
A new nano-scale bio-based nanocomposite for treating petroleum wastewater has been synthesized using walnut husk (an agro industrial by-product). The walnut husk extract-silver nanoparticles (WHE-AgNPs) were round-shaped, monodispersed,…
In this study, TiO2/SiO2/poly(acrylamide) nanocomposites (NCs) as a newly-developed-nano enhanced oil recovery (EOR) agent is proposed using a simple, green and economic method from the extract of pomegranate seeds. The ultraviolet–visible…