Synthesis of ZnO nanoparticles for oil–water interfacial tension reduction in enhanced oil recovery

Soleimani, Hassan; Baig, Mirza Khurram; Yahya, Noorhana; Khodapanah, Leila; Sabet, Maziyar; Demiral, Birol; Burda, Marek

doi:10.1007/s00339-017-1510-4

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“…Injection of nanoparticles as nanofluids into reservoir formation under the influence of electromagnetic (EM) wave will activate the nanoparticles to cause thermodynamics disturbance within the reservoir structure [3]. Low dimensionality of nanoparticles enhanced the magnetization or became paramagnetic, which makes alteration of surface force of fluids achievable [4] and improves the recovery rate through oil-water IFT reduction [5]. To further improve oil recovery rate, the magnetic aspect of nanoparticles is crucial.…”

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Experimental Study of Electromagnetic-Assisted Rare-Earth Doped Yttrium Iron Garnet (YIG) Nanofluids on Wettability and Interfacial Tension Alteration

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Applications of nanoparticles (NPs) in the Enhanced oil recovery (EOR) method has become a major research field as nanoparticles are found to be able to interfere with the interfacial tension and wettability of multiphase fluids within the reservoir formation with or without the irradiance of the electromagnetic (EM) waves. For future EOR usage, a material with high temperature stability and low losses under oscillating wave is recommended, Yttrium Iron Garnet (YIG). This paper describes the synthesis of rare-earth doped YIG (RE-YIG, RE = (Lanthanum (La), Neodymium (Nd) and Samarium (Sm)) and the roles of rare-earth in alteration of magnetic properties. These magnetic properties are believed to have direct relation with the change in wettability, viscosity and interfacial tension of YIG nanofluids. Here we prepared the Y2.8R0.2Fe5O12 (R = La, Nd, Sm) NPs using the sol-gel auto-combustion technique and further annealed at 1000 °C for 3 h. The Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscope (FESEM) images reveal the particles having grain size ranging from 100–200 nm with high crystallinity and X-ray Powder Diffraction (XRD) shows varying shift of the peak position due to the bigger size of the rare-earth ions which resulted in structural distortion. The wettability of the nanofluid for all samples shows overall reduction under the influence of EM waves. On the other hand, the interfacial tension (IFT) and viscosity of RE-YIG nanofluids has lower value than the pure YIG nanofluids and decreases when the ionic radius of rare-earth decreases. Sm-YIG has the highest magnitude in IFT and magnetization saturation of 23.54 emu/g which suggests the increase in magnetization might contribute to higher surface tension of oil-nanofluid interface.

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“…NPs are basically used in EOR operations because of their wettability alteration and IFT reduction capabilities (Soleimani et al 2018). The colloidal transport of the NPs through the reservoir is subject to particle adsorption on the rock surface, which in turn is controlled by surface charges of the NPs (Dunphy Guzman et al 2006).…”

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Interactions of ferro-nanoparticles (hematite and magnetite) with reservoir sandstone: implications for surface adsorption and interfacial tension reduction

2020

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There are a few studies on the use of ferro-nanofluids for enhanced oil recovery, despite their magnetic properties; hence, it is needed to study the adsorption of iron oxide (Fe 2 O 3 and Fe 3 O 4) nanoparticles (NPs) on rock surfaces. This is important as the colloidal transport of NPs through the reservoir is subject to particle adsorption on the rock surface. Molecular dynamics simulation was used to determine the interfacial energy (strength) and adsorption of Fe 2 O 3 and Fe 3 O 4 nanofluids infused in reservoir sandstones. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and X-ray photon spectroscopy (XPS) were used to monitor interaction of silicate species with Fe 2 O 3 and Fe 3 O 4. The spectral changes show the variation of dominating silicate anions in the solution. Also, the XPS peaks for Si, C and Fe at 190, 285 and 700 eV, respectively, are less distinct in the spectra of sandstone aged in the Fe 3 O 4 nanofluid, suggesting the intense adsorption of the Fe 3 O 4 with the crude oil. The measured IFT for brine/oil, Fe 2 O 3 /oil and Fe 3 O 4 /oil are 40, 36.17 and 31 mN/m, respectively. Fe 3 O 4 infused with reservoir sandstone exhibits a higher silicate sorption capacity than Fe 2 O 3 , due to their larger number of active surface sites and saturation magnetization, which accounts for the effectiveness of Fe 3 O 4 in reducing IFT.

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“…Use of nanotechnology for enhanced oil recovery (EOR) has been gaining more attention of researchers as the nanoparticles can improve the rock-fluid properties such as wettability alteration, interfacial tension reduction, thermal conductivity, specific heat improvement, and viscosity enhancement. Nanoparticles and nanofluids can accelerate the transfer rate of oil due to the migration of nanoparticles from the aqueous phase to the oleic phase affecting both the oil properties and rock oil properties to change [5][6][7]. For example, oil mobility may increase owing to the change in viscosity which may enhance the ultimate recovery of oil in fractured reservoirs.…”

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Absorption of electromagnetic waves in sandstone saturated with brine and nanofluids for application in enhanced oil recovery

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Journal of Taibah University for Science

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In this study, scattering parameters of sandstone saturated with brine and nanofluids are evaluated experimentally and numerically for the application in enhanced oil recovery (EOR). Zinc Oxide (ZnO) and Bismuth ferrite BiFeO 3 (BFO) nanoparticles were synthesized via facile sol-gel method followed by nanofluid preparation. Sandstone samples were saturated with brine and nanofluids for 48 h. Electromagnetic properties of the saturated sandstones were measured experimentally using the vector network analyzer, and the scattering parameters of the samples were studied numerically by finite element method. BFO displayed higher permeability value of 1.52 and 1.30, as well as superior dielectric permittivity value 11.55 and 6.59 for real and imaginary parts, respectively. In addition, the sandstone saturated with BFO showed an impressive reflection loss (RL) value of −9.77 dB at high frequency. Conclusively, BiFeO 3 nanofluids showed the best potential to enhance oil recovery which can be accredited to the superior electromagnetic properties of BFO. ARTICLE HISTORY

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Synthesis of ZnO nanoparticles for oil–water interfacial tension reduction in enhanced oil recovery

Cited by 85 publications

References 44 publications

Experimental Study of Electromagnetic-Assisted Rare-Earth Doped Yttrium Iron Garnet (YIG) Nanofluids on Wettability and Interfacial Tension Alteration

Experimental Study of Electromagnetic-Assisted Rare-Earth Doped Yttrium Iron Garnet (YIG) Nanofluids on Wettability and Interfacial Tension Alteration

Interactions of ferro-nanoparticles (hematite and magnetite) with reservoir sandstone: implications for surface adsorption and interfacial tension reduction

Absorption of electromagnetic waves in sandstone saturated with brine and nanofluids for application in enhanced oil recovery

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