New ionic liquids were synthesized from asphaltene colloids that aggregate in the petroleum sludge precipitated in the storage tanks and transportation petroleum pipeline. The alkyl side chains on the asphaltenes were oxidized to polynuclear aromatic…
The rationally structural engineering is an efficient strategy to improve the comprehensive performance of potassium-ion storage anode materials. In this paper, a hybrid with hollow FeS2 nanoparticles anchored into the 3D carbon skeleton (labeled as…
Successful design and execution of CO2 sequestration in saline aquifers requires a comprehensive understanding of CO2 transport properties. CO2 diffusion coefficient affects CO2 dissolution behavior in water/brine and controls phenomena such as shape…
High-resolution mass spectrometry enables molecular characterization of heavy petroleum fractions for petroleomics research. However, results from mass spectrometry are usually not quantitative. This paper provides strategies and solutions for…
A recently developed extrography separation method fractionates petroleum asphaltenes based on their ionization efficiency, which correlates with polarity, aggregation tendency, and asphaltene structure (single-core or island versus multicore or…
Close examination of surface interactions between calcite and crude oil is relevant to better understand the mechanisms that lead to wettability changes in petroleum reservoirs. Mineral surface wettability is a determinant factor in petroleum…
Polar compounds from three Brazilian crude oils were isolated and separated into seven fractions according to the polarity (low polarity-LP, low medium polarity-LMP, high medium polarity-HMP, high polarity-HP, basic-BAS, acidic-AC) by using…
Water-in-oil emulsions constitute a widespread issue for the oilfield industry. Indeed, the phases of water-in-oil emulsions must be separated as soon as possible in the production chain. These emulsions can be fairly stable due to certain intrinsic…
Although the progress of high resolution mass spectrometry in the past decade has enabled the molecular characterization of dissolved organic matter (DOM) in water as a whole, fractionation of DOM is necessary for a comprehensive characterization due…
Characterization of heteroatom compounds in crude oils is very important in petroleum production and processing. The ultrahigh-resolution Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry (FT-ICR MS) is a powerful MS technique for it but…
Injection of water with a designed chemistry has been proposed as a novel enhanced-oil-recovery (EOR) method, commonly referred to as low-salinity (LS) or smart waterflooding, among other labels. The multiple names encompass a family of EOR methods…
Characterization of heteroatom compounds in crude oils is very important in petroleum production and processing. The ultrahigh-resolution Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry (FT-ICR MS) is a powerful MS technique for it but…
New ionic liquids were synthesized from asphaltene colloids that aggregate in the petroleum sludge precipitated in the storage tanks and transportation petroleum pipeline. The alkyl side chains on the asphaltenes were oxidized to polynuclear aromatic…
Characterization of heteroatom compounds in crude oils is very important in petroleum production and processing. The ultrahigh-resolution Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry (FT-ICR MS) is a powerful MS technique for it but…