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Wettability Alteration of Carbonate Reservoirs Using Imidazolium-Based Ionic Liquids by Sakthivel, Sivabalan

“…The wettability of the rock–oil–brine system plays a major role in enhanced oil recovery (EOR), particularly in the harsh environments of carbonate reservoirs…”
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Imidazolium based ionic liquid stabilized foams for conformance control: bulk and porous scale investigation by Sakthivel, Sivabalan, Babu Salin, Rahul

“…Foams are typically used as a divergent fluid for conformance control in order to divert the fluid flow from a high-permeable zone into a low-permeable zone…”
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Spontaneous imbibition characteristics of carbon nanofluids in carbonate reservoirs by Sakthivel, Sivabalan, Kanj, Mazen Yousef

“…Altering the wettability of the rock–oil–brine system plays a substantial role in the oil recovery process from carbonate reservoirs. Hence, there arises a…”
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Effect of ammonium based ionic liquids on the rheological behavior of the heavy crude oil for high pressure and high temperature conditions by Sivabalan Sakthivel, Sugirtha Velusamy

“…Heavy crude oil (HCO) production, processing, and transportation forms several practical challenges to the oil and gas industry, due to its higher viscosity…”
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A systematic investigation of the relationship between properties of bulk foam and foam in porous media by Adebayo, Abdulrauf R., Badmus, Suaibu O., Sakthivel, Sivabalan, Rezk, Mohamed Gamal, Babu, Rahul S.

“…Bulk foam analysis (static test) is simple and fast, which makes it a cost-effective method for screening and ranking hundreds of surfactants being considered…”
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Carbon nanodots for enhanced oil recovery in carbonate reservoirs by Sakthivel, Sivabalan, Zhou, Xianmin, Giannelis, Emmanuel P., Kanj, Mazen Y.

“…Enhanced oil recovery (EOR) operations in oil-wet carbonate reservoirs face enormous challenges such as long-term chemical and thermal stability issues, high…”
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Imidazolium-based ionic liquids as an anticorrosive agent for completion fluid design by Velusamy, Sugirtha, Sakthivel, Sivabalan, Neelakantan, Lakshman, Sangwai, Jitendra S.

“…Most of the onshore and offshore oil and gas reservoirs are facing operational challenges due to high temperature and high salinity, thus requiring advanced…”
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Imidazolium based ionic liquids for enhanced oil recovery on the carbonate reservoir by Sakthivel, Sivabalan

“…•The ionic liquids alters the rock wettability from strongly oil-wet into water-wet.•The diluted concentration of ionic liquids improve the oil recovery…”
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Eco-efficient rheological improvement of heavy crude oil using lactam based ionic liquids at high temperature high pressure condition by Sakthivel, Sivabalan, Velusamy, Sugirtha

“…Proposed mechanism showing the interaction of the ionic liquids with the asphaltene/resin/aromatic components of the heavy crude oil. Black colored structure…”
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Enhanced oil recovery by spontaneous imbibition of imidazolium based ionic liquids on the carbonate reservoir by Sakthivel, Sivabalan, Elsayed, Mahmoud

“…•Spontaneous imbibition with ILs resulted in 27–34% of additional recovery.•ILs altered the rock wettability favorably and thus improved the oil recovery.•ILs…”
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Wettability Alteration in Carbonate Reservoirs by Carbon Nanofluids by Kanj, Mazen, Sakthivel, Sivabalan, Giannelis, Emmanuel

“…[Display omitted] Wetting phenomena play a significant role in oil recovery from complex carbonate reservoirs under harsh conditions. The potential to being…”
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Experimental Evaluation of Carbon Dots Stabilized Foam for Enhanced Oil Recovery by Sakthivel, Sivabalan, Adebayo, Abdulrauf, Kanj, Mazen Yousef

“…Foams are used as divergent fluids for conformance control in enhanced oil recovery (EOR) operations. It is created by mixing a surfactant and a gas in situ in…”
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Influence of carbon nanodots on the Carbonate/CO2/Brine wettability and CO2-Brine interfacial Tension: Implications for CO2 geo-storage by Sakthivel, Sivabalan, Yekeen, Nurudeen, Theravalappil, Rajesh, Al-Yaseri, Ahmed

“…•CNDs have been identified as a promising surface-active agent for altering the wettability.•The impact of CNDs on the residual and structural trapping of CO2…”
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Effect of Imidazolium-Based Ionic Liquids on the Sandstone Reservoir’s Wettability: Implications for CO2 Geo-Storage by Sakthivel, Sivabalan, Abdel-Azeim, Safwat, Nair, Vishnu Chandrasekharan, Abdelgawad, Khaled

“…In the context of CO2 geological storage, understanding the interplay of interfacial tension (IFT) and wettability dynamics within the CO2–brine–rock system…”
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Effect of Imidazolium-Based Ionic Liquids on the Sandstone Reservoir’s Wettability: Implications for CO 2 Geo-Storage by Sakthivel, Sivabalan, Abdel-Azeim, Safwat, Nair, Vishnu Chandrasekharan, Abdelgawad, Khaled

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Effect of nanomaterials functionality on the acidic crude oil: Wettability and oil recovery studies by Sakthivel, Sivabalan, Abdel-Azeim, Safwat, Nair, Vishnu Chandrasekharan

“…Chemical enhanced oil recovery often involves the injection of chemicals, such as surfactants, polymers, nanoparticles, and macromolecules. These chemicals are…”
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Effect of Imidazolium-Based Ionic Liquids on the Interfacial Tension of the Alkane–Water System and Its Influence on the Wettability Alteration of Quartz under Saline Conditions through Contact Angle Measurements by Velusamy, Sugirtha, Sakthivel, Sivabalan, Sangwai, Jitendra S

“…Depleted matured reservoirs contain almost two-thirds trapped oil, which remains unrecovered even after primary and secondary oil recovery methods. Chemical…”
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Citric acid-based N-alkyl amides for enhanced oil recovery application in the carbonate reservoir: Sustainable laboratory-scale synthesis and recovery performance by Sakthivel, Sivabalan, AlDhawi, Zainah A., Abdulhamid, Mahmoud A.

“…[Display omitted] •Citric acid-based N-alkyl amides were prepared by solvent-free reaction and used to enhance oil recovery in the carbonate reservoir.•The…”
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Interfacial tension of crude oil-water system with imidazolium and lactam-based ionic liquids and their evaluation for enhanced oil recovery under high saline environment by Sakthivel, Sivabalan, Velusamy, Sugirtha, Nair, Vishnu Chandrasekharan, Sharma, Tushar, Sangwai, Jitendra S.

“…Cumulative oil recovery, water cut and pressure drop as a function of fluids injected. Comparative efficiency of the IL ([CP]+[C6H13COO]−) in individual…”
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Investigating the role of [PF6]− and [BF4]− based ionic liquids for enhanced oil recovery in carbonate reservoirs: Experimental and molecular simulation insights by Sakthivel, Sivabalan, Abdel-Azeim, Safwat, AlSaif, Bidoor, Al-Abdrabalnabi, Ridha

“…•The ionic liquids (ILs) have shown the potency to alters the wettability of the oil-wet carbonate reservoirs.•[PF6]− based ILs outperformed [BF4]−.•About…”
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