Enhanced heavy oil recovery using TiO2 nanoparticles: Investigation of deposition during transport in core plug

Energy and Fuels

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 1-8

  Ehtesabi, Hamide ^a   Mahdi Ahadian, M ^a   Taghikhani, Vahid ^a  

^a SHARIF UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; CRUDE OIL; DEPOSITION; EFFLUENTS; FLOODS; HEAVY OIL PRODUCTION; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA; NANOFLUIDICS; NANOPARTICLES; OIL FIELDS; OIL SHALE; POROUS MATERIALS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; WATER INJECTION;

ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY; FLOODING TESTS; HEAVY OIL RECOVERY; INTERNAL SURFACES; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; OIL RECOVERIES; ROCK SURFACES; THREE PHASE CONTACTS;

ENHANCED RECOVERY;

EID: 84949117702     PISSN: 08870624     EISSN: 15205029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ef5015605     Document Type: Article

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