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Nanoparticles are redefining the chemistry of enhanced oil recovery (EOR) by introducing tunable surface chemistry, interfacial phenomena, and colloidal interactions into petroleum reservoirs. This video explores how engineered nanomaterials are chemically designed to modify fluid–rock interactions, improve hydrocarbon mobilization, and enhance reservoir sweep efficiency.

In conventional reservoirs, a large fraction of oil remains trapped due to capillary forces, wettability effects, and high interfacial tension between oil and water phases. Nanoparticles such as silica (SiO₂), alumina (Al₂O₃), iron oxide (Fe₃O₄), and carbon-based nanostructures are functionalized with specific ligands and surface charges to alter these physicochemical barriers. By adsorbing onto mineral surfaces, nanoparticles can shift rock wettability from oil-wet to water-wet, promoting spontaneous imbibition and increased oil displacement.

Furthermore, nanoparticles reduce oil–water interfacial tension through interfacial adsorption and steric stabilization, allowing trapped oil droplets to coalesce and flow more freely. Their high surface area-to-volume ratio and colloidal stability enable them to remain dispersed under extreme reservoir conditions of high salinity, temperature, and pressure.

Nanoparticles also act as catalytic and reactive agents. For example, metal oxide nanoparticles can promote in-situ catalytic upgrading of heavy hydrocarbons, while magnetic nanoparticles function as tracers for monitoring fluid migration pathways.

By integrating colloid chemistry, surface science, and transport phenomena, nanoparticle-based EOR offers a highly controllable and environmentally adaptive approach to oil recovery. Join us as we explore how chemistry at the nanoscale is revolutionizing energy extraction and shaping the future of petroleum science.



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