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Title: Surfactant for enhanced oil recovery

Abstract

A Janus graphene nanosheet (JGN) surfactant formed from a two-dimensional graphene oxide sheet and functionalized to produce an amphiphilic graphene nanosheet. The JGN may be a component of a nanofluid utilized in nanofluid flooding for oil recovery. The JGN may also be used as solid surfactants to form emulsions for oil recovery.

Inventors:
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Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Univ. of Houston, TX (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1805565
Patent Number(s):
10934475
Application Number:
15/744,924
Assignee:
University of Houston System (Houston, TX)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B82 - NANOTECHNOLOGY B82Y - SPECIFIC USES OR APPLICATIONS OF NANOSTRUCTURES
C - CHEMISTRY C09 - DYES C09K - MATERIALS FOR MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATIONS, NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE
DOE Contract Number:  
FG02-13ER46917; SC0010831
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 07/15/2016
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

Citation Formats

Ren, Zhifeng, Wang, Feng, and Luo, Dan. Surfactant for enhanced oil recovery. United States: N. p., 2021. Web.
Ren, Zhifeng, Wang, Feng, & Luo, Dan. Surfactant for enhanced oil recovery. United States.
Ren, Zhifeng, Wang, Feng, and Luo, Dan. Tue . "Surfactant for enhanced oil recovery". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1805565.
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abstractNote = {A Janus graphene nanosheet (JGN) surfactant formed from a two-dimensional graphene oxide sheet and functionalized to produce an amphiphilic graphene nanosheet. The JGN may be a component of a nanofluid utilized in nanofluid flooding for oil recovery. The JGN may also be used as solid surfactants to form emulsions for oil recovery.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Mar 02 00:00:00 EST 2021},
month = {Tue Mar 02 00:00:00 EST 2021}
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Works referenced in this record:

Graphene-Containing Fluids for Oil and Gas Exploration and Production
patent-application, September 2012


Methods of forming graphene by graphite exfoliation
patent-application, April 2013