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Worm-like micelles:a new approach for heavy oil recovery from fractured systems
, Article Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering ; Volume 93, Issue 5 , 2015 , Pages 951-958 ; 00084034 (ISSN) ; Saidian, M ; Mavaddat, M ; Ghazanfari, M. H ; Kharrat, R ; Rashtchian, D ; Sharif University of Technology
Wiley-Liss Inc
2015
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In this work, a new type of flooding system, "worm-like micelles", in enhanced heavy oil recovery (EOR) has been introduced. Application of these types of surfactants, because of their intriguing and surprising behaviour, is attractive for EOR studies. Fundamental understanding of the sweep efficiencies as well as displacement mechanisms of this flooding system in heterogeneous systems especially for heavy oils remains a topic of debate in the literature. Worm-like micellar surfactant solutions are made up of highly flexible cylindrical aggregates. Such micellar solutions display high surface activity and high viscoelasticity, making them attractive in practical applications for EOR. In this...
Wettability modification, interfacial tension and adsorption characteristics of a new surfactant: Implications for enhanced oil recovery
, Article Full ; Volume 185 , 2016 , Pages 199-210 ; 00162361 (ISSN) ; Ghazanfari, M. H ; Rashtchian, D ; Sharif University of Technology
Elsevier Ltd
2016
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This paper concerns with the interfacial tension (IFT), wettability modification and adsorption behavior of a new plant-based surface active agent, Zizyphus Spina Christi, onto sandstone minerals which has been rarely attended in the available literature. Both kinetics and equilibrium adsorption data were obtained from batch mode tests. It was revealed that Freundlich isotherms matched better fit to the equilibrium data which implied that multilayer coverage of Zizyphus Spina Christi onto the sandstone particle surfaces was more likely to occur. Analysis of experimental kinetic data based on intraparticle diffusion model disclosed that the intraparticle diffusion mechanism is not the only...
Wettability alteration and oil recovery by spontaneous imbibition of low salinity brine into carbonates: Impact of Mg2+, SO4 2− and cationic surfactant
, Article Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering ; Volume 147 , 2016 , Pages 560-569 ; 09204105 (ISSN) ; Al-Maamari, R. S ; Ayatollahi, S ; Mehranbod, N ; Sharif University of Technology
Elsevier B.V
2016
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A large amount of the discovered oil reserves are reserved in carbonate formations, which are mostly naturally fractured oil-wet. Wettability alteration towards more water-wet state reduces the capillary barrier, hence improving the oil recovery efficiency in such reservoirs. In this study, wettability alteration towards favorable wetting state was investigated by combining modified low salinity brine with surfactant during water flooding. The diluted brine was modified by increasing the concentration of Mg2+ and SO4 2−, individually as well as both ions in combination. Different brine formulations were tested experimentally through the observations of contact angle measurements and...
Vertically standing Cu2O nanosheets promoted flower-like PtPd nanostructures supported on reduced graphene oxide for methanol electro-oxidation
, Article Electrochimica Acta ; Volume 259 , 2018 , Pages 36-47 ; 00134686 (ISSN) ; Rezaee, S ; Sharif University of Technology
Elsevier Ltd
2018
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The present study reports a simple electrochemical approach to the fabrication of a new nanocomposite containing PtPd nanoflowers (NFs) promoted with two-dimensional (2D) nanosheets (NSs) structure cuprous oxide (Cu2O) supported on reduced graphene oxide (rGO) (PtPd-NFs/Cu2O-NSs/rGO). Scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, Fourier transform infrared spectra, Raman spectroscopy, and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy are used for characterization of the PtPd-NPs/Cu2O-NPs/rGO. SEM images showed that vertical-standing arrays of Cu2O with an edge length up to 1 μm and thickness of about 20 nm are electrodeposited on the surface of rGO film. Also, PtPd needle-like NFs with visible and...
Use of surfactants in cellulose nanowhisker/epoxy nanocomposites: effect on filler dispersion and system properties
, Article Cellulose ; Volume 22, Issue 5 , 2015 , Pages 3161-3176 ; 09690239 (ISSN) ; Meng, Q ; Pircheraghi, G ; Manas-Zloczower, I ; Sharif University of Technology
Kluwer Academic Publishers
2015
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Cellulose nanowhiskers (CNWs) prepared via TEMPO mediated oxidation are used as biodegradable filler in an epoxy matrix. Since CNWs are hydrophilic and epoxy is hydrophobic, amphiphilic block copolymer surfactants are employed to improve the interactions between the filler and the matrix. The surfactants used are Pluronics, a family of triblock copolymers containing two poly(ethylene oxide) blocks and one poly(propylene oxide) block. In this study, Pluronic L61 and L121 with molecular weight of 2000 and 4400 g/mol and hydrophilic to lipophilic balance of 3 and 1 respectively, are used and their effect on the dispersion of CNWs in epoxy is discussed. The hydrophilic tails of Pluronics...
Two schemes for production of biosurfactant from Pseudomonas aeruginosa MR01: Applying residues from soybean oil industry and silica sol–gel immobilized cells
, Article Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces ; Volume 152 , 2017 , Pages 159-168 ; 09277765 (ISSN) ; Ebadipour, N ; Roostaazad, R ; Partovi, M ; Bahmaei, M ; Sharif University of Technology
Elsevier B.V
2017
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Rhamnolipids are the most common biosurfactants and P. aeruginosa strains are the most frequently studied microorganisms for the production of rhamnolipids. Eco-friendly advantages and promising applications of rhamnolipids in various industries are the major reasons for pursuing the economic production of these biosurfactants. This study shows that cultivation of P. aeruginosa MR01 in medium contained inexpensive soybean oil refinery wastes which exhibited similar levels and homologues of rhamnolipids. Mass spectrometry indicated that the Rha-C10-C10 and Rha-Rha-C10-C10 constitute the main rhamnolipids in different cultures of MR01 including one of oil carbon source analogues. Moreover,...
The synergic effects of anionic and cationic chemical surfactants, and bacterial solution on wettability alteration of carbonate rock: an experimental investigation
, Article Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects ; Volume 513 , 2017 , Pages 422-429 ; 09277757 (ISSN) ; Lashkarbolooki, M ; Ayatollahi, S ; Hashemi, A ; Sharif University of Technology
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Changing the wettability of reservoir rock towards strongly water-wet state is effective way to enhance oil recovery from fractured carbonate reservoirs which are typically oil-wet. Regarding this fact, the injection of surfactant and the bacterial solution as EOR agents is proposed in the current work as a potential method to alter the wettability of rock surface reservoir. Nevertheless, there is a definite lack of experimental data regarding this method and the synergistic effect of both chemical and bacterial solutions on this process. In this study, the sole and combined effects of the bacterial solution using an Enterobacter cloacae strain as a biosurfactant-producer are compared with...
Thermal conductivity of mixed nanofluids under controlled pH conditions
, Article International Journal of Thermal Sciences ; Volume 74 , 2013 , Pages 63-71 ; 12900729 (ISSN) ; Hamian, S ; Mohammadi, N ; Shafii, M. B ; Sharif University of Technology
2013
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Just a few investigations have been conducted to study the mixed nanofluids(MNs), which contain more than one type of nanoparticles, despite considerable advances in the field of nanofluids thermal conductivity. In present research, by combining different volume fractions of various nanoparticles, the variation of mixed nanofluids thermal conductivity was considered. The mentioned nanofluids have different fabrication cost. First, the effect of each specific nanoparticle presence in the base fluid on the thermal conductivity of nanofluid was surveyed both experimentally and theoretically. Then, the thermal conductivities of two MNs, one consisted of a metallic nanoparticle (high thermal...
Theoretical and experimental investigations of the inverse emulsion polymerization of acrylamide
, Article Journal of Applied Polymer Science ; Volume 132, Issue 22 , February , 2015 ; 00218995 (ISSN) ; Shahrokhi, M ; Ahmad Ramazani, S. A ; Vafa, E ; Sharif University of Technology
John Wiley and Sons Inc
2015
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In this study, the inverse emulsion polymerization modeling of polyacrylamide with population balance equations (PBEs) was performed. The PBEs were derived on the basis of the zero-one kinetic model. The effects of the surfactant steric barrier and surfactant reaction with radicals, including monomeric radicals, on the radical entry rate into the particle were taken into account. In the modified model, the coagulation phenomenon was included through consideration of the effects of forces not included in the Derjaguin, Landau, Verwey, and Overbeek (DLVO) theory; these include hydration and steric forces in addition to DLVO forces. The effects of the surfactant and initiator concentrations on...
The impact of surfactants on wettability change and level of water imbibition in relation to EOR in carbonate reservoirs
, Article Petroleum Science and Technology ; Volume 31, Issue 20 , 2013 , Pages 2098-2109 ; 10916466 (ISSN) ; Bastani, D ; Badakhshan, A ; Sharif University of Technology
2013
The effects of bubble detachment shape on rising bubble hydrodynamics
, Article Scientia Iranica ; Volume 26, Issue 3 C , 2019 , Pages 1546-1554 ; 10263098 (ISSN) ; Bastani, D ; Lotfi, M ; Ghamangiz Khararoodi, M ; Sharif University of Technology
Sharif University of Technology
2019
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Local velocities and aspect ratios of rising bubbles were measured to investigate the effects of bubble detachment shape on rising bubble hydrodynamics. Two types of capillary were employed to generate bubbles of identical volume: one glassy nozzle aligned vertically and the other stainless steel needle aligned horizontally. Horizontally injected bubbles have a spherical initial shape, and their values of aspect ratio slightly fluctuate around unity. However, vertically injected bubbles have a surface-stretched initial shape, and their values of aspect ratios decrease sharply from 1.1 to 0.65. There is a notable correspondence between the variation of local velocities and aspect ratios that...
The effect of polymeric surfactant content on the mechanical properties of Al/GNP nanocomposites
, Article Materials Chemistry and Physics ; Volume 257 , 2021 ; 02540584 (ISSN) ; Abouchenari, A ; Pudine, M ; Sharifianjazi, F ; Sharif University of Technology
Elsevier Ltd
2021
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Graphene nanoplatelets (GNPs) are ideal reinforcements for improving the mechanical properties of aluminum-based matrices due to their outstanding properties. However, it essentially depends on their uniform dispersion in the matrix. In this study, the challenge of uniform dispersion of graphene was performed by functionalizing the non-covalent surface and sonication of GNPs applying non-ionic polymeric ethyl cellulose (EC) surfactant, in which a colloidal mixture was provided with Al powder and graphene, followed by sintering at 620 °C and consolidation. The density and mechanical properties of nanocomposite specimens were investigated and compared with a non-surfactant-assisted Al/GNP...
The effect of microstructure on the photocatalytic properties of TiO2
, Article Advanced Materials Research, 26 October 2009 through 29 October 2009 ; Volume 264-265 , 2011 , Pages 1340-1345 ; 10226680 (ISSN) ; 9783037850534 (ISBN) ; Kianpour Rad, M ; Sadrnezhaad, S. K ; Vaezi, M. R ; Sharif University of Technology
2011
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Titanium dioxide is a cheap, chemically stable and non-toxic material. However its photocatalytic properties are unstable and it is a modest semiconductor and a mediocre insulator. For several applications it would be interesting to make it either more insulating or more conducting. The goal of this work was to modify the photocatalytic properties of nano-crystalline TiO2 powders by wet chemical routes and hydrothermal methods to understand the mechanism leading to these modifications The principal factors that influence the photocatalytic properties are on the one hand the concentration and nature of the chemical and physical conditions in TiO2, and on the other hand the morphology of the...
The effect of cationic and anionic surfactants on the nanostructure and magnetic properties of Yttrium Iron Garnet (YIG) synthesized by a sol-gel auto combustion method
, Article Russian Journal of Non-Ferrous Metals ; Volume 53, Issue 4 , 2012 , Pages 308-314 ; 10678212 (ISSN) ; Madaah Hosseini, H. R ; Dolati, A ; Sharif University of Technology
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Yttrium Iron Garnet (YIG) powders were synthesized by a sol-gel auto-combustion method using cationic and anionic surfactants with different values and different calcination times and temperatures. The final products were characterized by DTA/TG, XRD, TEM and VSM techniques. The results showed a decrease in calcination temperature and crystallite size in the presence of a cationic surfactant, while no significant effect was observed using an anionic surfactant. Magnetic properties of YIG powders were improved as an optimum value of cationic surfactant was used
The effect of addition of Tiron as a surfactant on the microstructure of chemically deposited zinc oxide
, Article Materials Science and Engineering B: Solid-State Materials for Advanced Technology ; Volume 128, Issue 1-3 , 2006 , Pages 53-57 ; 09215107 (ISSN) ; Vaezi, M. R ; Sharif University of Technology
2006
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The effect of one of the surfactants such as Tiron, a compound based on the benzene molecule, on the morphology and chemical composition of zinc oxide deposits, produced from a zinc complex solution using two-stage chemical deposition (TSCD) technique, has been investigated. TSCD technique is a novel and simple chemical route for the deposition of ZnO film from aqueous solution. Zinc oxide films deposited on high purity alumina (HPA) as a substrate. The results show that the addition of Tiron changes the surface morphology and causes to form the fine-grained structure. With a dense and nodular-shape appearance, the film produced from the precursor of zinc complex-containing Tiron, is...
Template-directed hydrothermal synthesis of dandelion-like hydroxyapatite in the presence of cetyltrimethylammonium bromide and polyethylene glycol
, Article Ceramics International ; Volume 35, Issue 7 , 2009 , Pages 2563-2569 ; 02728842 (ISSN) ; Solati Hashjin, M ; Shafiei, S. S ; Salarian, R ; Nemati, Z. A ; Sharif University of Technology
2009
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A template-directed synthetic method, using surfactant cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) as a template and co-surfactant polyethylene glycol (PEG600) as a co-template under hydrothermal conditions, has been applied to obtain dandelion-like HAp. The morphology, size, crystalline phase, chemical composition, physical characteristics, and thermal behavior of the product were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), Fourier ransform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), induced coupled plasma spectroscopy (ICP), BET (Brunauer, Emmett, and Teller) method, and simultaneous thermal analysis (STA). SEM and TEM...
Synthesis of SBR/PMMA core/shell latices: the role of initiator and surfactant on particle morphology and instability performance
, Article Journal of Applied Polymer Science ; Volume 105, Issue 3 , 2007 , Pages 1412-1419 ; 00218995 (ISSN) ; Mohammadi, N ; Bagheri, R ; Sharif University of Technology
2007
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Poly(butadiene-stat-styrene)/poly(methylmetacrylate), SBR/PMMA, structural latices were synthesized by using equal moles of different kinds of surfactants: anionic, nonionic, and anionic/nonionic mixture in a two-stage emulsion polymerization. The results indicate that the application of anionic surfactants for the first stage, accompanying sodium persulfate initiator, KPS, for both stages led to core/shell and raspberry morphologies depended upon the hydrophilic lipophilic balance (HLB) of the surfactant. On the other hand, a core/shell structure was observed for structural latices which were synthesized via application of nonionic or anionic/non-ionic mixed surfactants along with...
Synthesis and cytotoxicity assessment of superparamagnetic iron-gold core-shell nanoparticles coated with polyglycerol
, Article Journal of Colloid and Interface Science ; Volume 345, Issue 1 , 2010 , Pages 64-71 ; 00219797 (ISSN) ; Simchi, A ; Khakpash, N ; Sharif University of Technology
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Core-shell iron-gold (Fe@Au) nanoparticles were synthesized by a facile reverse micelle procedure and the effect of water to surfactant molar ratio (w) on the size, size distribution and magnetic properties of the nanoparticles was studied. MTT assay was utilized to evaluate the cell toxicity of the nanoparticles. To functionalize the particles for MRI imaging and targeted drug delivery, the particles were coated by polyglycerol through capping with thiol followed by polymerization of glycidol. The characteristics of the particles were examined by X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), vibrating sample magnetometere (VSM), UV-visible spectroscopy, and Fourier...
Synthesis and characterization of MoO3 nanostructures by solution combustion method employing morphology and size control
, Article Journal of Nanoparticle Research ; Volume 12, Issue 4 , 2010 , Pages 1509-1521 ; 13880764 (ISSN) ; Kazemeini, M ; Rashidi, A. M ; Jafari Jozani, Kh ; Sharif University of Technology
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Molybdenum oxide nanostructures were synthesized utilizing the solution combustion method where the ammonium molybdate powder and an organic additive were used as precursors. Different organic additives including ethylene diamine tetraacetic acid (EDTA), polyethylene glycol 200 (PEG 200), sorbitol and urea were used as surfactants in order to investigate the effect of additive structure on morphology and particle size of products. Also various reaction parameters such as the additive/Mo molar ratio, concentration of metal ion in solution, pH of the reaction, and temperature of the synthesis media were changed to study effects on product morphology and size. Outcomes were characterized by...
Surfactant-free stable SnS2 nanoparticles dispersion for deposition of device-quality films
, Article Thin Solid Films ; Volume 669 , 2019 , Pages 269-274 ; 00406090 (ISSN) ; Tajabadi, F ; Mahdavi, S. M ; Mohammadpour, R ; Taghavinia, N ; Sharif University of Technology
Elsevier B.V
2019
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Tin sulfide (SnS2) has recently attracted considerable attention due to its layered structure that may form two dimensional morphologies. It is an n-type semiconductor with band gap and electron affinity similar to CdS and In2S3; therefore can be regarded as an alternative for these materials in thin film solar cells. Here, we synthesis of SnS2 nanoparticles with different morphology in different ratio of water-ethanol mixed solution by solvothermal method, and observe that more ethanol leads to large sheet like morphologies, while water based synthesis results in very small nanosheets. A challenge in wet deposition of device-quality thin films of SnS2 is the requirement for highly dispersed...