화학공학소재연구정보센터
홈 로그인 로그아웃 연락처 사이트맵
Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, Vol.71, 402-409, March, 2019
DOI10.1016/j.jiec.2018.11.052  Export Citation
Synthesis and thermal analysis of hydrophobic iron oxide nanoparticles for improving in-situ combustion efficiency of heavy oils
Ehsan Esmaeilnezhad†, Milad Karimian1, and Hyoung Jin Choi2, †
  • Department of Petroleum Engineering, Hakim Sabzevari University, Sabzevar, Iran
  • 1Department of Chemical Engineering, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran
  • 2Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Inha University, Incheon 22212, Korea
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Hydrophobic iron oxide nanoparticles (NPs) were synthesized for the oil reservoir application. Their suspensions in crude oils were subjected to thermogravimetric analysis, and kinetic model of different oxidation steps was obtained by a modified dynamic activation energy model. Results showed that NPs catalyzed initial oxygenation reactions, upgrading efficiency of cracking step, and speeded up the propagation of the combustion front. Hence, their dispersion near wellbore could increase quality of the produced oil, fuel availability, and propagation rate of the combustion front, by reducing plugging risk of pore throats and deactivation risk of fixed bed catalysts.
Keywords:Green process;In-situ combustion;Hydrophobic iron oxide nanoparticle;Nano catalyst
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