Experimental investigation of minimization in surfactant adsorption and improvement in surfactant-foam stability in presence of silicon dioxide and aluminum oxide nanoparticles

Yekeen, Nurudeen; Manan, Muhammad A.; Idris, Ahmad Kamal; Samin, Ali Mohamed; Risal, Abdul Rahim

doi:10.1016/j.petrol.2017.09.021

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“…This was observed by Yekeen et al [85] when they noticed that the foam stability decreased in the presence of salt until the transition salt concentration was reached. Beyond the transition salt concentration, the foam stability will increase with the increasing salt concentrations [85]. The dominant mechanisms of the foam flow process were lamellae division and bubble to multiple bubble lamellae division as shown in Fig.…”

Section: Foam Stability Using Nanoparticlessupporting

confidence: 58%

“…Nanoparticles when used to stabilize foam, can withstand high temperature reservoir condition, at low concentration, nanoparticles can be used to stabilize foam, but at high salinity, the stability of foam decreases [84]. This was observed by Yekeen et al [85] when they noticed that the foam stability decreased in the presence of salt until the transition salt concentration was reached. Beyond the transition salt concentration, the foam stability will increase with the increasing salt concentrations [85].…”

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confidence: 93%

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Mechanism governing nanoparticle flow behaviour in porous media: insight for enhanced oil recovery applications

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Nanotechnology has found its way to petroleum engineering, it is well-accepted path in the oil and gas industry to recover more oil trapped in the reservoir. But the addition of nanoparticles to a liquid can result in the simplest flow becoming complex. To understand the working mechanism, there is a need to study the flow behaviour of these particles. This review highlights the mechanism affecting the flow of nanoparticles in porous media as it relates to enhanced oil recovery. The discussion focuses on chemical-enhanced oil recovery, a review on laboratory experiment on wettability alteration, effect of interfacial tension and the stability of emulsion and foam is discussed. The flow behaviour of nanoparticles in porous media was discussed laying emphasis on the physical aspect of the flow, the microscopic rheological behaviour and the adsorption of the nanoparticles. It was observed that nanofluids exhibit Newtonian behaviour at low shear rate and non-Newtonian behaviour at high shear rate. Gravitational and capillary forces are responsible for the shift in wettability from oil-wet to water-wet. The dominant mechanisms of foam flow process were lamellae division and bubble to multiple bubble lamellae division. In a water-wet system, the dominant mechanism of flow process and residual oil mobilization are lamellae division and emulsification, respectively. Whereas in an oil-wet system, the generation of pre-spinning continuous gas foam was the dominant mechanism. The literature review on oil displacement test and field trials indicates that nanoparticles can recover additional oil. The challenges encountered have opened new frontier for research and are highlighted herein.

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Mechanism governing nanoparticle flow behaviour in porous media: insight for enhanced oil recovery applications

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“…Yekeen et al observed that the presence of SiO 2 and Al 2 O 3 nanoparticles decreased surfactant adsorption on kaolinite in the presence of reservoir brines. The addition of Al 2 O 3 nanoparticles reduced the SDS adsorption on kaolinite by 38%, while the addition of SiO 2 nanoparticles reduced the SDS adsorption by 75% [40].…”

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confidence: 97%

“…Additionally, the SiO 2 -SDS and Al 2 O 3 -SDS foam achieved nearly 100% microscopic efficiency even in the presence of oil. Finally, they identified mechanisms of foam flow as lamellae division and bubble-to-multiple bubble lamellae division, while the dominant mechanism of oil displacement and residual oil saturation are direct displacement and emulsification of oil [40]. Tables 1 and 2 summarizes laboratory and experimental results of nanoparticles-stabilized and nanoparticle-surfactant stabilized foams.…”

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Nanotechnology Application in Chemical Enhanced Oil Recovery: Current Opinion and Recent Advances

Gbadamosi¹,

Junin²,

Manan³

et al. 2019

Enhanced Oil Recovery Processes - New Technologies

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Chemical enhanced oil recovery (EOR) has been adjudged as an efficient oil recovery technique to recover bypassed oil and residual oil trapped in the reservoir. This EOR method relies on the injection of chemicals to boost oil recovery. Recently, due to the limitations of the application of chemical EOR methods to reservoirs having elevated temperatures and high salinity and hardness concentrations, nanotechnology have been applied to enhance its efficiency and improve oil productivity. The synergistic combination of nanoparticles and conventional EOR chemicals has opened new routes for the synthesis and application of novel materials with sterling and fascinating properties. In this chapter, an up-to-date synopsis of nanotechnology applications in chemical EOR is discussed. A detailed explanation of the mechanism and applications of these novel methods for oil recovery are appraised and analyzed. Finally, experimental and laboratory results were outlined. This overview presents extensive information about new frontiers in chemical EOR applications for sustainable energy production.

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“…Foam stability depends on various parameters such as surface tension, temperature, rheological properties (surface viscosity and elasticity), liquid composition, pH, NP's concentration, presence of volatile solvent etc. Overall, the foaming ability and foam stability are associated to (i) the presence of the surfactant in the liquid, (ii) the subsistence of dynamic conditions, (iii) high interfacial energy, and (iv) the rheological properties of materials, interfaces, and their exchanges in foam films [1][2][3][4][5][6][7].…”

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Static foam stability and Nanoparticles effects on stability

Ansari¹,

Bathe²

2019

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The purpose of this research work was to study the stability of static foam and the role of silica and TiO 2 nanoparticles (NP's) in foam stability of nonionic surfactant Tween-20. Foam stability and Half-life of the foam were investigated and compared with and without using silica and TiO 2 NP's. Combine effects of NP's and ethanol on foam stability was also studied. For surfactant concentration 3 g L-1 ; Half-life was 120 min for silica NP's and for TiO 2 NP's it was 78.2min.

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Experimental investigation of minimization in surfactant adsorption and improvement in surfactant-foam stability in presence of silicon dioxide and aluminum oxide nanoparticles

Cited by 124 publications

References 69 publications

Mechanism governing nanoparticle flow behaviour in porous media: insight for enhanced oil recovery applications

Mechanism governing nanoparticle flow behaviour in porous media: insight for enhanced oil recovery applications

Nanotechnology Application in Chemical Enhanced Oil Recovery: Current Opinion and Recent Advances

Static foam stability and Nanoparticles effects on stability

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