Assessment of Nanoparticle-Enriched Solvents for Oil Recovery Enhancement

查看全文 作　　者：Muayad [1]M.Hasan;Firas K.Al-[2]Zuhairi;Anfal [1]H.Sadeq;Rana [1]A.Azeez 机构地区：[1]Department of Petroleum Technology,University of Technology-Iraq,Baghdad,Iraq;[2]Department of Chemical Engineering,University of Technology-Iraq,Baghdad,Iraq 出　　处：《Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing》索引2023年第19卷第11期,共9页 摘　　要：Solvents are generally used to reduce the viscosity of heavy crude oil and ultimately enhance oil recovery.Recently,a new method has been introduced where nanoparticles(NPs)are exploited to induce enhanced oil recovery owing to their ability to improve the mobility ratio,dampen the interfacial tension,and alter rock wett-ability.This study investigated the integration of nano-alumina(Al_(2)O_(3))NPs with an n-hexane solvent.In parti-cular,a Brookfield viscometer has been used to measure the crude oil viscosity and it has been found that NPs can effectively lead to a significant decrease in the overall oil viscosity(70 cp using the solvent only,45 cp when NPs are added). 关 键 词：NANOTECHNOLOGY viscosity reduction organic solvents degree of viscosity reduction(DVR) enhanced oil recovery(EOR)