Catalytic Oil Recovery and Upgrading
A special issue of Catalysts (ISSN 2073-4344). This special issue belongs to the section "Industrial Catalysis".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 August 2023) | Viewed by 249
Special Issue Editors
Interests: oil recovery; oil upgrading; oil refining; heavy oil; unconventional oil; catalysis
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Due to the persistent high demand for light fuels and greater attention given to the environment protection, efficient and green oil recovery and upgrading technology need to be developed. In addition, with the depletion of conventional oil resources, unconventional oil, including oil sand bitumen, heavy oil, and shale oil, has attracted significant attention in the field of global energy supplies. The high viscosity and low mobility of these unconventional oils pose detrimental hazards to oil recovery, transportation, as well as refining. A number of scientific issues related to oil recovery and upgrading remain to be resolved, and more efficient oil recovery and upgrading technologies remain to be explored. Catalysis plays a vital role in enhancing oil recovery and upgrading.
This Special Issue will focus on research on the development of traditional and novel oil recovery and upgrading processes. Both review and original research articles focused on catalysis in oil recovery, oil partial upgrading, oil in situ upgrading, and oil full upgrading (refining or processing) are welcomed.
Dr. He Liu
Dr. Kun Chen
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- petroleum
- oil recovery
- oil partial upgrading
- oil upgrading
- catalytic hydrogenation
- fluid catalytic cracking (FCC)
- catalyst deactivation
- catalyst design
- nanomaterials
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