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INDUSTRIAL & ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY RESEARCH
Volume 58, Issue 32, Pages 15045-15060Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.9b01629
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- Kyushu University [30233]
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A novel two-step preparation of a silica nanofluid (Si-NF) with potential for light oil recovery is herein presented. It was observed that a Si-NF, prepared by dispersing silica nanoparticles (Si-NPs) in poly(vinyl alcohol) (1%) under carbon dioxide gas bubbling, is stable for 30 days at a temperature as high as 55 degrees C without any visible sedimentation. Unstable Si-NFs formed siliceous gels whose strength depends on Si-NP load. The spectral characterization revealed that prepared Si-NFs consisted of silanols, carbonyls, and alcohols. As part of an effort to enhance the light oil production (API 31 degrees), 1, 0.5, and 0.1 wt % Si-NPs were injected in waterflooded Berea sandstone at 55 degrees C. An increase in oil as high as 7.6% was achieved for the Si-NF with the highest Si-NP load (1 wt % Si-NP). Oil production encompassed the discontinuity of Si-NFs, channel plugging, wettability, and interfacial tension alterations.
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