Correction to: Greenly Synthesized Magnetite@$$\hbox {SiO}_{2}$$@Xanthan Nanocomposites and Its Application in Enhanced Oil Recovery: IFT Reduction and Wettability Alteration

Xanthan-Fe3O4 Nanoparticle Composite Hydrogels for Non-Invasive Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Magnetically Assisted Drug Delivery

“…In this framework, the incorporation of a magnetic component constitutes a step forward since it allows a remote manipulation of the hydrogel using low-cost externally applied magnetic fields. XG hydrogels containing magnetic nanoparticles have been extensively applied as catalysts in chemical reactions of industrial interest and as super-adsorbents in environmental applications for removal of ions and toxic compounds in aqueous solutions, as well as to enhance oil recovery in solid/oil/liquid interfaces. − In the biomedical arena, magnetic XG hydrogels have been mainly used as scaffolds for cell adhesion, proliferation, and differentiation . For example, xanthan hydrogels loaded with magnetic nanoparticles have been used for neuronal differentiation of embryonic stem cells, generating successful synapse formation .…”

Insight into the Synergic Effect of Ultrasonic Waves, SDS Surfactant, and Silica Nanoparticles on Wettability Alteration of Carbonate Rocks

“…Therefore, other efficient mechanisms, for say wettability alteration, are expected to enhance oil recovery in those reservoirs [4,9,10]. Different processes of wettability alteration for EOR have been studied, including surfactant flooding [11][12][13][14][15], surfactant-alkaline flooding [16][17][18][19], microemulsion flooding [20], nanoparticle (NP) applications [21][22][23][24][25], hot urea solutions B Saeid Norouzi-Apourvari snorouzi@uk.ac.ir 1 Department of Petroleum Engineering, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran [26], and low-salinity waterflooding [27][28][29]. A general discussion of materials and methods employed in wettability alteration was studied by Mohammed and Babadagli [30].…”

Green synthesise of CuO@Fe 3 O 4 @Xantan nanocomposites and its application in enhanced oil recovery by considering IFT and wettability behaviours

“…Ali et al [21] obtained a huge reduction in IFT (93%), significant alteration in wettability towards a water-wet system and high improvement in oil recovery (19.3%) from using a green-synthesised ZnO/SiO 2 /Xanthan NC due to creating better interactions between crude oilpolymer -NPscarbonate rocks. Afterwards, we synthesised some more green NCs for the petroleum and EOR applications [22][23][24]. In addition, several researchers synthesised iron NPs using a green method from the plant extract, such as Madhavi et al [25] used the leaf extracts of Eucalyptus globules, Kuang et al [26] used the tea extract, Muthukumar and Matheswaran [27] used the extract of the Amaranthus spinosus leaf, Sajadi et al [28] used the aqueous extract from seeds of Silybum marianum, Groiss et al [29] used the leaf extract of Cynometra ramiflora plant, Sajadi et al [30] used the Euphorbia peplus Linn leaf, and the extract of Eichhornia crassipes used by Wei et al [31].…”