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Recent advances and prospects in polymeric nanofluids application for enhanced oil recovery

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In this article, the authors reviewed the recent advances and prospects of the application of polymeric nanofluids in crucial aspects of EOR such as stability and adsorption, wettability alteration, interfacial tension reduction and emulsion stability, and rheology.
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This article is published in Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry.The article was published on 2018-10-25. It has received 122 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Enhanced oil recovery.

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An overview of chemical enhanced oil recovery: recent advances and prospects

TL;DR: In this article, an up-to-date overview of chemical enhanced oil recovery (EOR) with detailed explanation of the chemicals used, and the mechanism governing their oil recovery application have been discussed.
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Mechanism governing nanoparticle flow behaviour in porous media: insight for enhanced oil recovery applications

TL;DR: In this article, a review of the mechanism affecting the flow of nanoparticles in porous media as it relates to enhanced oil recovery is presented, focusing on the physical aspect of the flow, the microscopic rheological behaviour and the adsorption of the nanoparticles.
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Advances of spontaneous emulsification and its important applications in enhanced oil recovery process.

TL;DR: The basic concepts on spontaneous emulsification, including mechanisms, methods and influenced parameters, are reviewed, which are relevant for fundamental applications for industrials and the description of importance for emulsions in EOR processes from advances and categories to improving oil recovery mechanisms.
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Synergistic application of aluminium oxide nanoparticles and oilfield polyacrylamide for enhanced oil recovery

TL;DR: In this paper, the potential application of metal oxide polymeric nanofluid for enhanced oil recovery (EOR) was explored and evaluated using Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy.
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Polymer/Silica Nanocomposites: Preparation, Characterization, Properties, and Applications

TL;DR: Characterization and Properties 3928 8.2.1.
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Surface modification of inorganic nanoparticles for development of organic–inorganic nanocomposites—A review

TL;DR: In this paper, the surface of inorganic nanoparticles is modified to improve the interfacial interactions between the inorganic particles and the polymer matrix, which improves the properties of polymeric composites.
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A review on applications and challenges of nanofluids

TL;DR: It has been found nan ofluids have a much higher and strongly temperature-dependent thermal conductivity at very low particle concentrations than conventional fluids, which can be considered as one of the key parameters for enhanced performances for many of the applications of nanofluids.
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Surface modification, functionalization and bioconjugation of colloidal inorganic nanoparticles

TL;DR: This work aims to review different strategies of surface modification and functionalization of inorganic colloidal nanoparticles with a special focus on the material systems gold and semiconductor nanoparticles, such as CdSe/ZnS.
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Self-assembly of nanoparticles into structured spherical and network aggregates

TL;DR: It is demonstrated that the assembly process provides control over the resulting aggregates, while the modularity of the ‘bricks and mortar’ approach allows combinatorial controlover the constituents, providing a versatile route to new materials systems.
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