Enhanced oil recovery by hydrophilic silica nanofluid: Experimental evaluation of the impact of parameters and mechanisms on recovery potential

• Main Authors: Chandio, Tariq Ali, Manan, Muhammad A., Memon, Khalil Rehman, Abbas, Ghulam, Abbasi, Ghazanfer Raza
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI 2021
• Subjects: TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/97394/1/MuhammadAManan2021_EnhancedOilRecoverybyHydrophilicSilicaNanofluid.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/97394/; http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en14185767

Nanofluids as an EOR technique are reported to enhance oil recoveries. Among all the nanomaterial silica with promising lab results, economic and environmental acceptability are an ideal material for future applications. Despite the potential to enhance recoveries, understanding the two-fold impact...