In-situ produced nanoparticles for enhanced oil recovery

Project Information

iNanoEOR

Grant agreement ID: 648375

DOI

10.3030/648375

Project closed

EC signature date 16 July 2015

Start date 1 August 2015

End date 31 July 2021

Funded under

• EXCELLENT SCIENCE - European Research Council (ERC)

Total cost

€ 1 958 733,00

EU contribution

€ 1 958 733,00

Coordinated by

UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS
United Kingdom

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Publications

Peer reviewed articles (43)

Molecular dynamics insight into viscosity reduction of hydrolysed polyacrylamide by using carbon quantum dots

Author(s): G.Yao, J.Zhao, M.A.Haruna and D.Wen
Published in: RSC Advances, Issue 26037-26048, 2021, ISSN 2046-2069
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry
DOI: 10.1039/d1ra03935k

Effects of rheological properties on heat transfer enhancements by elastic instability in von-Karman swirling flow

Author(s): Guice Yao; Guice Yao; Jin Zhao; Xiaobin Shen; Haie Yang; Dongsheng Wen; Dongsheng Wen
Published in: International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Issue 119535, 2020, ISSN 1879-2189
Publisher: Elsvier
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2020.119535

Salinity-dependent alterations of static and dynamic contact angles in oil/brine/calcite systems: A molecular dynamics simulation study

Author(s): J.Zhao, G.Yao and D.Wen
Published in: Fuel, Issue 117615, 2020, ISSN 0016-2361
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2020.117615

Nanomaterials for subsurface application: study of particles retention in porous media

Author(s): E.Nourafkan, Z.Hu, M.Garum, H.Esmaeili and D.Wen
Published in: Applied Nanoscience, Issue 1847-1856, 2021, ISSN 2190-5509
Publisher: Springer
DOI: 10.1007/s13204-021-01843-2

Molten Salt/Metal Foam/Graphene Nanoparticle Phase Change Composites for Thermal Energy Storage

Author(s): Xin Xiao; Hongwei Jia; Shahid Pervaiz; Dongsheng Wen; Dongsheng Wen
Published in: ACS Appl. Nano Mater., Issue 3, 2020, Page(s) 5240–5251, ISSN 2574-0970
Publisher: ACS
DOI: 10.1021/acsanm.0c00648

Efficient mixing enhancement by orthogonal injection of shear-thinning fluids in a micro serpentine channel at low Reynolds numbers

Author(s): H.Yang, G.Yao, D.Wen
Published in: Chemical Engineering Science, Issue 116368, 2021, ISSN 0009-2509
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2020.116368

Stability and Aggregation Kinetics of Titania Nanomaterials under Environmentally Realistic Conditions

Author(s): Ghulam Raza, Muhammad Amjad, Inder Kaur, Dongsheng Wen
Published in: Environmental Science & Technology, Issue Environ. Sci. Technol., 2016, Page(s) 8462–8472, ISSN 0013-936X
Publisher: American Chemical Society
DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.5b05746

Nanoparticle-Assisted Water-Flooding in Berea Sandstones

Author(s): Zhongliang Hu, Siddeequah M. Azmi, Ghulam Raza, Paul W. J. Glover, Dongsheng Wen
Published in: Energy & Fuels, Issue 30/4, 2016, Page(s) 2791-2804, ISSN 0887-0624
Publisher: American Chemical Society
DOI: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.6b00051

Pore-scale simulation of wettability and interfacial tension effects on flooding process for enhanced oil recovery

Author(s): Jin Zhao, Dongsheng Wen
Published in: RSC Advances, Issue 7/66, 2017, Page(s) 41391-41398, ISSN 2046-2069
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry
DOI: 10.1039/c7ra07325a

Transport and Deposition of Carbon Nanoparticles in Saturated Porous Media

Author(s): Zhongliang Hu, Jin Zhao, Hui Gao, Ehsan Nourafkan, Dongsheng Wen
Published in: Energies, Issue 10/8, 2017, Page(s) 1151, ISSN 1996-1073
Publisher: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
DOI: 10.3390/en10081151

In Situ Production of Copper Oxide Nanoparticles in a Binary Molten Salt for Concentrated Solar Power Plant Applications

Author(s): Mathieu Lasfargues, Graham Stead, Muhammad Amjad, Yulong Ding, Dongsheng Wen
Published in: Materials, Issue 10/5, 2017, Page(s) 537, ISSN 1996-1944
Publisher: MDPI Open Access Publishing
DOI: 10.3390/ma10050537

Formulation optimization of reverse microemulsions using design of experiments for nanoparticles synthesis

Author(s): Ehsan Nourafkan, Hui Gao, Zhongliang Hu, Dongsheng Wen
Published in: Chemical Engineering Research and Design, Issue 125, 2017, Page(s) 367-384, ISSN 0263-8762
Publisher: Institute of Chemical Engineers
DOI: 10.1016/j.cherd.2017.07.023

Microemulsions stabilized by in-situ synthesized nanoparticles for enhanced oil recovery

Author(s): Zhongliang Hu, Ehsan Nourafkan, Hui Gao, Dongsheng Wen
Published in: Fuel, Issue 210, 2017, Page(s) 272-281, ISSN 0016-2361
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2017.08.004

Rheological Properties of Partially Hydrolyzed Polyacrylamide Seeded by Nanoparticles

Author(s): Zhongliang Hu, Maje Haruna, Hui Gao, Ehsan Nourafkan, Dongsheng Wen
Published in: Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, Issue 56/12, 2017, Page(s) 3456-3463, ISSN 0888-5885
Publisher: American Chemical Society
DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.6b05036

Nanoparticle-enabled delivery of surfactants in porous media

Author(s): Ehsan Nourafkan, Zhongliang Hu, Dongsheng Wen
Published in: Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, Issue 519, 2018, Page(s) 44-57, ISSN 0021-9797
Publisher: Academic Press
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2018.02.032

Synthesis of stable nanoparticles at harsh environment using the synergistic effect of surfactants blend

Author(s): Ehsan Nourafkan, Maryam Asachi, Zhongliang Hu, Hui Gao, Dongsheng Wen
Published in: Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, Issue 64, 2018, Page(s) 390-401, ISSN 1226-086X
Publisher: Korean Society of Industrial Engineering Chemistry
DOI: 10.1016/j.jiec.2018.04.002

Controlled releases of asphaltene inhibitors by nanoemulsions

Author(s): Mahmoud Alhreez, Dongsheng Wen
Published in: Fuel, Issue 234, 2018, Page(s) 538-548, ISSN 0016-2361
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2018.06.079

Controlled delivery and release of surfactant for enhanced oil recovery by nanodroplets

Author(s): Ehsan Nourafkan, Zhongliang Hu, Dongsheng Wen
Published in: Fuel, Issue 218, 2018, Page(s) 396-405, ISSN 0016-2361
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2018.01.013

Effect of Low Salinity on the Oil Desorption Efficiency from Calcite and Silica Surfaces

Author(s): Arije Al-Khafaji, Anne Neville, Mark Wilson, Dongsheng Wen
Published in: Energy & Fuels, Issue 31/11, 2017, Page(s) 11892-11901, ISSN 0887-0624
Publisher: American Chemical Society
DOI: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.7b02182

Molecular Dynamics Simulation of the Salinity Effect on the n -Decane/Water/Vapor Interfacial Equilibrium

Author(s): Jin Zhao, Guice Yao, Srinivasa B. Ramisetti, Robert B. Hammond, Dongsheng Wen
Published in: Energy & Fuels, Issue 32/11, 2018, Page(s) 11080-11092, ISSN 0887-0624
Publisher: American Chemical Society
DOI: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.8b00706

Nanoparticle Formation in Stable Microemulsions for Enhanced Oil Recovery Application

Author(s): Ehsan Nourafkan, Jabbar Gardy, Maryam Asachi, Waqar Ahmed, Dongsheng Wen
Published in: Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, Issue 58/28, 2019, Page(s) 12664-12677, ISSN 0888-5885
Publisher: American Chemical Society
DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.9b00760

Molecular dynamics investigation of substrate wettability alteration and oil transport in a calcite nanopore

Author(s): Jin Zhao, Guice Yao, Srinivasa B. Ramisetti, Robert B. Hammond, Dongsheng Wen
Published in: Fuel, Issue 239, 2019, Page(s) 1149-1161, ISSN 0016-2361
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2018.11.089

Improved rheological properties and stability of multiwalled carbon nanotubes/polymer in harsh environment

Author(s): Ehsan Nourafkan, Maje Alhaji Haruna, Jabbar Gardy, Dongsheng Wen
Published in: Journal of Applied Polymer Science, Issue 136/11, 2019, Page(s) 47205, ISSN 0021-8995
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc.
DOI: 10.1002/app.47205

Nanoparticle modified polyacrylamide for enhanced oil recovery at harsh conditions

Author(s): Maje Alhaji Haruna, Jabbar Gardy, Guice Yao, Zhongliang Hu, Nicole Hondow, Dongsheng Wen
Published in: Fuel, Issue 268, 2020, Page(s) 117186, ISSN 0016-2361
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2020.117186

Pore-scale dynamics of nanofluid-enhanced NAPL displacement in carbonate rock

Author(s): Tianzhu Qin, Lamia Goual, Mohammad Piri, Zhongliang Hu, Dongsheng Wen
Published in: Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, 2019, Page(s) 103598, ISSN 0169-7722
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.jconhyd.2019.103598

Kinetic Study of Controlled Asphaltene Inhibitor Release from Nanoemulsions

Author(s): Mahmoud Alhreez, Xin Xiao, Dongsheng Wen
Published in: Langmuir, Issue 35/33, 2019, Page(s) 10795-10807, ISSN 0743-7463
Publisher: American Chemical Society
DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.9b00481

Examination of drill pipe corrosion in water-based drilling fluids under wellbore conditions

Author(s): Mortatha Al-Yasiri, Mohammed Al-Khateeb, Dongsheng Wen
Published in: Corrosion Engineering, Science and Technology, Issue 53/3, 2018, Page(s) 183-187, ISSN 1478-422X
Publisher: Maney Publishing
DOI: 10.1080/1478422x.2017.1388649

Stabilization of Polymer Nanocomposites in High-Temperature and High-Salinity Brines

Author(s): Maje Alhaji Haruna, Dongsheng Wen
Published in: ACS Omega, Issue 4/7, 2019, Page(s) 11631-11641, ISSN 2470-1343
Publisher: ACS publications
DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.9b00963

Quantification of wettability characteristics for carbonates using different salinities

Author(s): Arije Al-Khafaji, Dongsheng Wen
Published in: Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, Issue 173, 2019, Page(s) 501-511, ISSN 0920-4105
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.petrol.2018.10.044

Improved Polymer Flooding in Harsh Environments by Free-Radical Polymerization and the Use of Nanomaterials

Author(s): Maje Alhaji Haruna, Ehsan Nourafkan, Zhongliang Hu, Dongsheng Wen
Published in: Energy & Fuels, Issue 33/2, 2019, Page(s) 1637-1648, ISSN 0887-0624
Publisher: American Chemical Society
DOI: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.8b02763

Atomistic Molecular Dynamic Simulation of Dilute Poly(acrylic acid) Solution: Effects of Simulation Size Sensitivity and Ionic Strength

Author(s): Guice Yao, Jin Zhao, Srinivasa B. Ramisetti, Dongsheng Wen
Published in: Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, Issue 57/50, 2018, Page(s) 17129-17141, ISSN 0888-5885
Publisher: American Chemical Society
DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.8b03549

Nanoparticle Assisted EOR during Sand-Pack Flooding: Electrical Tomography to Assess Flow Dynamics and Oil Recovery

Author(s): Phillip Nwufoh, Zhongliang Hu, Dongsheng Wen, Mi Wang
Published in: Sensors, Issue 19/14, 2019, Page(s) 3036, ISSN 1424-8220
Publisher: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
DOI: 10.3390/s19143036

Improved rheology and high-temperature stability of hydrolyzed polyacrylamide using graphene oxide nanosheet

Author(s): Maje Alhaji Haruna, Shahid Pervaiz, Zhongliang Hu, Ehsan Nourafkan, Dongsheng Wen
Published in: Journal of Applied Polymer Science, Issue 136/22, 2019, Page(s) 47582, ISSN 0021-8995
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc.
DOI: 10.1002/app.47582

Molecular structure characterization of asphaltene in the presence of inhibitors with nanoemulsions

Author(s): Mahmoud Alhreez, Dongsheng Wen
Published in: RSC Advances, Issue 9/34, 2019, Page(s) 19560-19570, ISSN 2046-2069
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry
DOI: 10.1039/c9ra02664a

Gr-Al 2 O 3 Nanoparticles-Based Multifunctional Drilling Fluid

Author(s): Mortatha Al-Yasiri, Dongsheng Wen
Published in: Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, Issue 58/23, 2019, Page(s) 10084-10091, ISSN 0888-5885
Publisher: American Chemical Society
DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.9b00896

Pore-Scale Displacement Efficiency during Different Salinity Water Flooding in Hydrophilic and Hydrophobic Microstructures

Author(s): Arije Al-Khafaji, Mark Wilson, Anne Neville, Dongsheng Wen
Published in: Energy & Fuels, Issue 33/5, 2019, Page(s) 3859-3870, ISSN 0887-0624
Publisher: American Chemical Society
DOI: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.8b04295

Carbon quantum dots with tracer-like breakthrough ability for reservoir characterization

Author(s): Zhongliang Hu, Hui Gao, Srinivasa B. Ramisetti, Jin Zhao, Ehsan Nourafkan, Paul W.J. Glover, Dongsheng Wen
Published in: Science of The Total Environment, Issue 669, 2019, Page(s) 579-589, ISSN 0048-9697
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.03.007

Effects of salinity on the onset of elastic turbulence in swirling flow and curvilinear microchannels

Author(s): Maje Alhaji Haruna
Published in: Physics of Fluids, Issue 31/12, 2019, Page(s) 123106, ISSN 1070-6631
Publisher: American Institute of Physics
DOI: 10.1063/1.5120459

Influence of carbon quantum dots on the viscosity reduction of polyacrylamide solution

Author(s): Maje Alhaji Haruna, Zhongliang Hu, Hui Gao, Jabbar Gardy, Saminu Musa Magami, Dongsheng Wen
Published in: Fuel, Issue 248, 2019, Page(s) 205-214, ISSN 0016-2361
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.​1016/​j.​fuel.​2019.​03.​039

Influence of silica nanoparticles on the functionality of water-based drilling fluids

Author(s): Mortatha Al-Yasiri, Afrah Awad, Shahid Pervaiz, Dongsheng Wen
Published in: Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, Issue 179, 2019, Page(s) 504-512, ISSN 0920-4105
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.petrol.2019.04.081

Synthesis of stable iron oxide nanoparticle dispersions in high ionic media

Author(s): Ehsan Nourafkan, Maryam Asachi, Hui Gao, Ghulum Raza, Dongsheng Wen
Published in: Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, Issue 50, 2017, Page(s) 57-71, ISSN 1226-086X
Publisher: Korean Society of Industrial Engineering Chemistry
DOI: 10.1016/j.jiec.2017.01.026

Polypyrrole-Dopamine Nanofiber Light-Trapping Coating for Efficient Solar Vapor Generation.

Author(s): Xiaolong Ma; Xiaodong Jia; Hui Gao; Dongsheng Wen; Dongsheng Wen
Published in: ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, Issue 57153–57162, 2021, ISSN 1944-8244
Publisher: American Chemical Society
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c17249

Nanoparticle-stabilized microemulsions for enhanced oil recovery from heterogeneous rocks

Author(s): T.Qin, L.Goual, M.Piri, Z.Hu, D.Wen
Published in: Fuel, Issue 117830, 2020, Page(s) 117830, ISSN 0016-2361
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2020.117830