An Evaluation of Graphene Oxides as Possible Foam Stabilizing Agents for CO2 Based Enhanced Oil Recovery
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental
2.1. Materials
2.2. Methods
2.2.1. Bottle Test
2.2.2. Phase Equilibria Studies
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Emulsion Stability
3.2. Brine/CO2 Systems
3.2.1. Graphene Oxide (GO)
3.2.2. Foam Morphology
3.2.3. Partially Reduced Graphene Oxide (rGO)
3.2.4. Nanographene Oxide (nGO)
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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GO (%) | rGO (%) | |
---|---|---|
Carbon | 49–56 | 77–87 |
Hydrogen | 0–1 | 0–1 |
Nitrogen | 0–1 | 0–1 |
Sulphur | 2–4 | 0 |
Oxygen | 41–50 | 13–22 |
Salt | Concentration (g/L) |
---|---|
NaCl | 23.612 |
CaCl2·2H2O | 1.911 |
MgCl2·6H2O | 9.149 |
KCl | 0.746 |
Na2SO4 | 3.407 |
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Barrabino, A.; Holt, T.; Lindeberg, E. An Evaluation of Graphene Oxides as Possible Foam Stabilizing Agents for CO2 Based Enhanced Oil Recovery. Nanomaterials 2018, 8, 603. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano8080603
Barrabino A, Holt T, Lindeberg E. An Evaluation of Graphene Oxides as Possible Foam Stabilizing Agents for CO2 Based Enhanced Oil Recovery. Nanomaterials. 2018; 8(8):603. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano8080603
Chicago/Turabian StyleBarrabino, Albert, Torleif Holt, and Erik Lindeberg. 2018. "An Evaluation of Graphene Oxides as Possible Foam Stabilizing Agents for CO2 Based Enhanced Oil Recovery" Nanomaterials 8, no. 8: 603. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano8080603