Nano Emulsions in Enhanced Oil Recovery (SpringerBriefs in Petroleum Geoscience & Engineering)

This book focuses on the use of nanoemulsion in enhanced oil recovery, along with a brief information about the emulsion and its types and different physico-chemical properties used to analyse the efficiency of the emulsions and nanoemulsions. The author discussed about the nanoemulsion, classification of emulsions and nanoemulsion and use of nanoemulsions in petroleum industry. A special attention has been laid on nanoemulsion and its advantages over commercial product, physico-chemical properties like emulsification, interfacial tension and wettability alteration study as a screening criteria for application in EOR. Given this content, this book offers an assessment for the undergraduate and postgraduate students of petroleum and chemical engineering along with the researchers working in the field of EOR. It is a subject of interest for oil and gas industry professionals. Acknowledgements Contents 1 Basic Aspects of Emulsion and Nano-emulsion 1.1 Introduction References 2 Emulsion and Its Types 2.1 Emulsions 2.2 Types of Emulsions 2.2.1 Water-in-Oil Emulsions (W/O) 2.2.2 Oil-in-Water Emulsions (O/W) 2.2.3 Multiple Emulsions 2.3 Industrial Application of Emulsions 2.3.1 Application in Petroleum Industry 2.3.2 Application in Food Industry 2.3.3 Application in Cosmetic Industry 2.3.4 Application in Pharmaceutical Industry 2.3.5 Application in Paint and Ink Industry References 3 Nano-emulsions 3.1 Types of Nano-emulsions 3.2 Advantages of Nano-emulsions Over Emulsions 3.3 Application of Nano-emulsions 3.3.1 Applications of Nano-emulsions in Drug Delivery 3.3.2 Applications of Nano-emulsions in Food Industry 3.3.3 Application of Nano-emulsions as Building Blocks 3.3.4 Application of Nano-emulsions in Pharmaceuticals Industry 3.3.5 Application of Nano-emulsions in Oil and Gas Industry 3.4 Challenges for Industrial Application of Nano-emulsions References 4 Nanoemulsions in Petroleum Industry 4.1 Wellbore Cleaning 4.2 Cleaning of Oil Spills 4.3 Enhanced Oil Recovery References 5 Physico-Chemical Properties of Nano-emulsions for Application in EOR 5.1 Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) 5.1.1 Principles of EOR 5.1.2 Classifications of EOR 5.2 Nanoemulsions in EOR 5.2.1 Interfacial Tension (IFT) 5.2.2 Miscibility 5.2.3 Wettability Alteration 5.2.4 Mobility Control References 6 Applications of Nanoemulsions in EOR 6.1 Screening and Potential Evaluation of Nanoemulsions 6.2 Oil Mobilization and Recovery Process 6.3 Challenges in Application of Nanoemulsions in EOR References Conclusions