Present study demonstrates a two-stage integrated process for production of hydrocarbon oil designated as ALGLIQOL, with potential to be utilized as liquid transportation fuel. Stage-I involves in-situ catalytic hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL) of…
Unconventional crude oil extraction, transportation, and downstream refining have encountered a huge formation of petroleum emulsion (or rag layer), which causes serious problems such as equipment corrosion, loss of crude oil, and catalyst poisoning.…
The continual increase in energy demand and inconsistent supply have attracted attention towards sustainable energy storage/conversion devices, such as electrochemical capacitors with high energy densities and power densities. Perovskite oxides have…
N-doping can endow carbon materials with high electrochemical activity. Besides the widely validated sp2-hybridized nitrogen doping, sp-hybridized nitrogen (sp-N) atoms are also expected to be new active sites. However, both sp-N atoms and cyano (CN)…
A novel bio-based polyurethane (BPU) hydroponic foam was developed by substituting up to 100% of petroleum-derived polyol with bio-polyol derived from cost-effective organosolv fractionation of Miscanthus in an acetic acid-water (9/1, v/v) mixed…
The extraction of naphthenic acid from low-grade crudes offers economic and environmental advantages over chemical conversion or other separation processes. The properties of the solvent play critical roles for the successful implementation of the…
Crude Palm Oil (CPO) is one of vegetable oil obtained by extracting palm fruit mesocarp and has a red color because of the high content of beta carotene. Other bioactive ingredients in CPO include Vitamin E, squalene, and phytosterol found in the…
Recent progress in the synthesis of carbon materials from biomass and coal/heavy oil waste and their use as the electrode materials of supercapacitors and Li-ion batteries is reviewed. The carbon precursors include seafood and agricultural waste, and…
Rational pore structure and surface properties of carbon materials are significant for their practical application in supercapacitors (SCs). Pursuing a simple and costless synthesis approach is of great importance, yet full of challenges. Herein,…
Unconventional crude oil extraction, transportation, and downstream refining have encountered a huge formation of petroleum emulsion (or rag layer), which causes serious problems such as equipment corrosion, loss of crude oil, and catalyst poisoning.…
Crude oils produced from different reservoirs in the world have very different chemical compositions and physicochemical properties. Naphthenic acids and sulphur content can affect the properties and impact the processing and refining of oils.…
Atlanta Field is a post-salt heavy-oil field located 185 km off the city of Rio de Janeiro, in Santos Basin, Brazil, at a water depth of approximately 1550 m. Atlanta, however, is not just another ultradeepwater heavy-oil field. Several additional…
Recent progress in the synthesis of carbon materials from biomass and coal/heavy oil waste and their use as the electrode materials of supercapacitors and Li-ion batteries is reviewed. The carbon precursors include seafood and agricultural waste, and…
Rational pore structure and surface properties of carbon materials are significant for their practical application in supercapacitors (SCs). Pursuing a simple and costless synthesis approach is of great importance, yet full of challenges. Herein,…