Nanotechnology in Enhanced Oil Recovery

Krunal M. Gangawane, Abhishek Kumar

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CRC Press
31 March 2025

Energy industries & utilities; Nanotechnology; Industrial chemistry; Chemical engineering; Energy technology & engineering

This book presents an in-depth analysis of the various nanotechnologies that have been developed and their potential application in enhanced oil recovery (EOR). It begins with an introduction to EOR, and the current state of the oil and gas industry followed by discussion of various nanoparticles used in EOR, including metal and metal oxide nanoparticles, carbon-based nanoparticles, and composite nanoparticles.

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Explains the various mechanisms by which nanoparticles can enhance oil recovery, and the challenges and limitations of using nanotechnology in EOR. Provides a comprehensive analysis of how nanoparticles affect EOR, practical application, and simulation. Explores stepwise information about the utility of nanotechnology in EOR. Includes dedicated case study chapters to get an in-depth idea of EOR by using nanotechnology. Illustrates various essential parameters affecting the EOR. Discusses the challenges of nanotechnology-based EOR.

This book is aimed at graduate students, researchers, and professionals in Petroleum and Chemical Engineering, and Nanotechnology.

Edited by: Krunal M. Gangawane, Abhishek Kumar
Imprint: CRC Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781032599892
ISBN 10: 1032599898
Pages: 228
Publication Date: 31 March 2025
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

0. Prelims. 1. Overview of Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR). 2. Fundamentals of Nanotechnology for EOR. 3. Wettability Alteration and Interfacial Tension Reduction in EOR. 4. Factors Affecting Nanofluids by Nanotechnology for Enhanced Oil Recovery. 5. Nanoparticle-Assisted Foam for Enhanced Oil Recovery. 6. Functional groups and functionalized nanoparticles in EOR techniques. 7. Effects of Silica Nanoparticles coupled with Low Salinity Water on Oil Recovery in a part of Upper Assam Basin, India. 8. Case Studies of EOR by using nanoparticles. 9. Synthesis Of Iron Oxide Nanoparticles for Enhanced Oil Recovery. 10. CFD of Fluid Flow for EOR using Nanoparticles. 11. Simulation of Nanoparticle-Assisted Enhanced Oil Recovery: A Coupled Multiphase Fluid Flow and Nanoparticle Transport Model. 12. Optimisation of Parameters for Enhanced Oil Recovery Using Nanotechnology. 13. Nanotechnology in Enhanced Oil Recovery: Challenges and Future Directions.

Krunal M. Gangawane is an Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur, India. He holds a Ph.D. Degree in Chemical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee in 2015. His current area of research is magneto-convection, nanofluidics, enhanced oil recovery, aerogels, etc. He has more than 20 publications in journals of repute. He had a research collaboration with the Firat University (Turkey), Ghent University (Belgium), and King Saud University (Saudi Arabia) on the topic of ‘Convection heat transfer in enclosed bodies for different fluids.’ He is also the recipient of the ISRO‑ESPOND sponsored project in March 2020. Abhishek Kumar is a Ph.D. student of Chemical Engineering at the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Rourkela, India. He graduated in Chemical Engineering (B.Tech.) from Monad University in 2014. Later, he received his M.Tech. Degree in Chemical Engineering from C.V. Raman College of Engineering & Technology, Bhubaneshwar, in 2018. His Ph.D. research is based on hybrid ferrofluids for energy and environmental applications; their focus area is enhanced oil recovery using hybrid ferrofluids.