TY - JOUR
T1 - Current developments and future outlook in nanofluid flooding
T2 - A comprehensive review of various parameters influencing oil recovery mechanisms
AU - Yakasai, Faruk
AU - Jaafar, Mohd Zaidi
AU - Bandyopadhyay, Sulalit
AU - Agi, Augustine
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - Utilization of nanoparticles for enhanced oil recovery (EOR) has attracted great attention in recent decades. However, various constraints influence fluid-fluid and fluid-rock interactions of nanofluids and subsequently oil recovery. A comprehensive review of existing literatures on how to mitigate against these limits are presented in this study. Furthermore, nanofluid EOR mechanisms and various application parameters which may influence nanofluid flooding efficiency were discussed. Also, the basic steps for preliminary investigation of nanomaterials for EOR, the challenges, gaps, and future trends associated with nanofluids reservoir field applications were suggested. Field trials results have proven that nanofluids can influence various EOR mechanisms.
AB - Utilization of nanoparticles for enhanced oil recovery (EOR) has attracted great attention in recent decades. However, various constraints influence fluid-fluid and fluid-rock interactions of nanofluids and subsequently oil recovery. A comprehensive review of existing literatures on how to mitigate against these limits are presented in this study. Furthermore, nanofluid EOR mechanisms and various application parameters which may influence nanofluid flooding efficiency were discussed. Also, the basic steps for preliminary investigation of nanomaterials for EOR, the challenges, gaps, and future trends associated with nanofluids reservoir field applications were suggested. Field trials results have proven that nanofluids can influence various EOR mechanisms.
KW - Enhanced oil recovery
KW - Hydrophobicity
KW - Mechanism
KW - Nanofluids
KW - Stability
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jiec.2020.10.017
DO - 10.1016/j.jiec.2020.10.017
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85094102515
SN - 1226-086X
VL - 93
SP - 138
EP - 162
JO - Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry
JF - Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry
ER -