Debunking the Impact of Salinity on Crude Oil/Water Interfacial Tension

Brine composition effect on the oil recovery in carbonate oil reservoirs: A comprehensive experimental and CFD simulation study

(2020) Mohammad Fattahi Mehraban et al.   JOURNAL OF PETROLEUM SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

Surface Interactions between Water-in-Oil Emulsions with Asphaltenes and Electroless Nickel–Phosphorus Coating

(2020) Lu Gong et al.   LANGMUIR

Novel Insights into the Pore-Scale Mechanism of Low Salinity Water Injection and the Improvements on Oil Recovery

(2020) Mohammad Fattahi Mehraban et al.   ENERGY & FUELS

Functional compounds of crude oil during low salinity water injection

(2020) Mohammad Fattahi Mehraban et al.   FUEL

Novel insights into pore-scale dynamics of wettability alteration during low salinity waterflooding

(2019) Rimsha Aziz et al.   Scientific Reports

Pore scale investigation on scaling-up micro-macro capillary number and wettability on trapping and mobilization of residual fluid

(2019) Yao Wang et al.   JOURNAL OF CONTAMINANT HYDROLOGY

The Decisive Role of Microdispersion Formation in Improved Oil Recovery by Low-Salinity-Water Injection in Sandstone Formations

(2019) Pedram Mahzari et al.   SPE JOURNAL

Interaction study of montmorillonite-crude oil-brine: Molecular-level implications on enhanced oil recovery during low saline water flooding from hydrocarbon reservoirs

(2019) Saheli Sanyal et al.   FUEL

Adsorption of Asphaltenes at Oil–Water and Oil–Clay Interfaces in the Presence of Humic Acids

(2019) Qi Meng et al.   LANGMUIR

Direct insights into the pore-scale mechanism of low-salinity waterflooding in carbonates using a novel calcite microfluidic chip

(2019) Mostapha Mohammadi et al.   FUEL

Fundamental investigation of underlying mechanisms behind improved oil recovery by low salinity water injection in carbonate rocks

(2018) Mohamed AlHammadi et al.   FUEL

Direct pore-scale visualization of interactions between different crude oils and low salinity brine

(2018) Pedram Mahzari et al.   JOURNAL OF PETROLEUM SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

Dynamic Asphaltene-Stearic Acid Competition at the Oil–Water Interface

(2018) Bastian Sauerer et al.   LANGMUIR

Molecular Recognition of Hydrophilic Molecules in Water by Combining the Hydrophobic Effect with Hydrogen Bonding

(2018) Huan Yao et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Binding of Lignin Nanoparticles at Oil–Water Interfaces: An Ecofriendly Alternative to Oil Spill Recovery

(2018) Jin Gyun Lee et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Designing Injection Water for Enhancing Oil Recovery from Kaolinite Laden Hydrocarbon Reservoirs: A Spectroscopic Approach for Understanding Molecular Level Interaction during Saline Water Flooding

(2017) Saheli Sanyal et al.   ENERGY & FUELS

Functional Molecules and the Stability of Water-in-Crude Oil Emulsions

(2017) Deepa Subramanian et al.   ENERGY & FUELS

Insights into the Impact of Temperature on the Wettability Alteration by Low Salinity in Carbonate Rocks

(2017) H. Mahani et al.   ENERGY & FUELS

Interfacial rheological insights of sulfate-enriched smart-water at low and high-salinity in carbonates

(2017) Griselda Garcia-Olvera et al.   FUEL

Crude Oil Adsorbates on Calcite and Quartz Surfaces Investigated by NMR Spectroscopy

(2017) Henrik N. Sørgård et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Adsorption of Aqueous Crude Oil Components on the Basal Surfaces of Clay Minerals: Molecular Simulations Including Salinity and Temperature Effects

(2017) J. A. Greathouse et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Spontaneous Microstructure Formation at Water/Paraffin Oil Interfaces

(2017) Murielle Schmitt et al.   LANGMUIR

Self-Regulated Nanoparticle Assembly at Liquid/Liquid Interfaces: A Route to Adaptive Structuring of Liquids

(2017) Caili Huang et al.   LANGMUIR

Novel Insights Into Mechanisms of Oil Recovery by Use of Low-Salinity-Water Injection

(2017) Mehran Sohrabi et al.   SPE JOURNAL

Nonmonotonic Elasticity of the Crude Oil–Brine Interface in Relation to Improved Oil Recovery

(2016) Tomás E. Chávez-Miyauchi et al.   LANGMUIR

Insights into the Mechanism of Wettability Alteration by Low-Salinity Flooding (LSF) in Carbonates

(2015) Hassan Mahani et al.   ENERGY & FUELS

Thermodynamic and Structural Evidence for Reduced Hydrogen Bonding among Water Molecules near Small Hydrophobic Solutes

(2015) Jehoon Kim et al.   JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY B

Interfacial Properties of Asphaltenes at Toluene–Water Interfaces

(2015) Sharli Zarkar et al.   LANGMUIR

Kinetics of Low-Salinity-Flooding Effect

(2015) Hassan Mahani et al.   SPE JOURNAL

Modeling Acid Oil Component Interactions with Carbonate Reservoirs: A First-Principles View on Low Salinity Recovery Mechanisms

(2014) Verónica M. Sánchez et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Impact of ionic strength on partitioning of naphthenic acids in water–crude oil systems – Determination through high-field NMR spectroscopy

(2013) Mehrnoosh Moradi et al.   FUEL

Wettability alteration by trimeric cationic surfactant at water-wet/oil-wet mica mineral surfaces

(2012) Rui Zhang et al.   APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE

A new case for promoting wastewater reuse in Saudi Arabia: Bringing energy into the water equation

(2012) Arani Kajenthira et al.   JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

Adsorption Kinetics of Asphaltenes at the Oil–Water Interface and Nanoaggregation in the Bulk

(2012) Jayant P. Rane et al.   LANGMUIR

Ionic Concentration Effects on Reverse Micelle Size and Stability: Implications for the Synthesis of Nanoparticles

(2012) Hoorshad Fathi et al.   LANGMUIR

Pore scale observation of low salinity effects on outcrop and oil reservoir sandstone

(2011) T. Hassenkam et al.   COLLOIDS AND SURFACES A-PHYSICOCHEMICAL AND ENGINEERING ASPECTS

Influence of Interaction Between Heavy Oil Components and Petroleum Sulfonate on the Oil–Water Interfacial Tension

(2010) Jin-Mei Bai et al.   JOURNAL OF DISPERSION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Naphthenic acids and other acid-extractables in water samples from Alberta: What is being measured?

(2010) David M. Grewer et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Smart Water as Wettability Modifier in Carbonate and Sandstone: A Discussion of Similarities/Differences in the Chemical Mechanisms

(2009) A. RezaeiDoust et al.   ENERGY & FUELS

Study of Asphaltene Nanoaggregation by Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR)†

(2009) Natalia V. Lisitza et al.   ENERGY & FUELS