Due to ample storage capacity among various potential sites, Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) in deep saline formations is a promising technology for carbon mitigation that has recently been implemented in Alberta and Saskatchewan. Accurate measurements of supercritical CO2 dissolution rates in brine under various reservoir conditions is knowledge of the utmost importance. Such data is crucial for not only assessing suitable CO2 storage sites but also successful numerical simulations for CCS processes. As a novel approach, we will utilize microfluidic platforms to accurately perform such measurements in a timely manner, while mimicking realistic reservoir conditions (at high salinity, temperature, and pressure levels). In addition, for CO2 utilization we will carry out both pore- and macro-scale investigations of CO2-EOR using different additives (e.g., polymers, foam, or/and nanoparticles) and aim at the delivery of optimal process to increase sweep efficiency and thus maximize oil recovery rate.
CARBON DIOXIDE STORAGE ON A CHIP
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Controlling Emulsion, Slippage, Splashing, and Viscous-Fingering
Conference/Workshop
Drop impact on heated nanostructures
Conference/Workshop
Effect of Surfactant Type, Rock Type, Brine Salinity and Ionic Composition on Zeta Potential and Phase Behavior: An Experiemental Approach
Conference/Workshop
Heavy Oil Recovery Processes and Reservoir Optimization with GHG Sequestration
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Invited Talk at Tsinghua University
Conference/Workshop
Micro- and Nano-Fluidics: Fundamentals and Applications
Conference/Workshop
Microfluidic Multiphase Flow of CO2 at High Pressure
Event
Microfluidic slippage and Wetting on superhydrophobic nanostructures
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Modelling Reduction in Residual Oil Saturation during Enhanced Oil Recovery Process
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Numerical Study on Emulsion Stability in Microfluidics with Heterogeneous Surface Wettability
Conference/Workshop
Oral Presentation at ECNU-UAlberta Workshop in Shanghai
Conference/Workshop
Oral Presentation at the workshop, Micro- and Nano-Fluidics: Fundamentals and Applications, in Leiden
Conference/Workshop
Oral presentation at 2018 Future Energy Systems Research Symposium
Conference/Workshop
Overview of Research Advancement - In-Situ Heavy Oil Recovery
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Overview of Research Advancement in In-Situ Heavy Oil and Shale Recovery and GHG Emissions Management
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Pore-scale Dynamics of CO2 storage and Utilization using Microfluidics
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Pore-scale Observations of Salt Precipitation using Microfluidics
Conference/Workshop
Poster Presentation at the Future Energy Systems Open House
Event
Poster for the 2nd Annual FES Open House
Event
Poster for the showcase of workshop, Micro- and Nano-Fluidics: Fundamentals and Applications
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Research Collaboration Meeting with NRCan
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Surfactant droplets on hydrophobic microstructures
Conference/Workshop
The Effect of Surfactant and Brine Type on Zeta Potential and Oil Recovery During Low Salinity Water Flooding in Carbonate Rocks
Conference/Workshop
Wetting and Evaporation Dynamics of Water Droplets on Superhydrophobic surfaces
Conference/Workshop
CO2 Foam and CO2 Polymer Enhanced Foam for Heavy Oil Recovery and CO2 Storage
Scholarly Refereed Journal
Can low salinity water injection be an efficient option for the Recô ncavo Basin? An experimental and simulation case study
Scholarly Refereed Journal
Cavitation Nuclei Regeneration in a Water-Particle Suspension
Scholarly Refereed Journal
Competition between electroosmotic and chemiosmotic flow in charged nanofluidics
Scholarly Refereed Journal
Complex Droplet Dynamics on Nanostructures and in Microfluidics
Invited/Keynote
Controlling Diffusioosmostic Flow in Charged Nanofluidics
Scholarly Refereed Journal
Convective mixing in homogeneous porous media flow
Scholarly Refereed Journal
Development of a Microfluidic Method to Study Enhanced Oil Recovery by Low Salinity Water Flooding
Scholarly Refereed Journal
Drop Impact on Heated Nanostructures
Scholarly Refereed Journal
Effect of a Cationic Surfactant on Droplet Wetting on Superhydrophobic Surfaces
Scholarly Refereed Journal
Evaluating the Performance of CO2 Foam and CO2 Polymer Enhanced Foam for Heavy Oil Recovery: Laboratory Experiments in Unconsolidated and Consolidated Porous Media
Conference Proceedings
Evaluation of Polymer-Assisted Carbonated Water Injection in Sandstone Reservoir: Absorption Kinetics, Rheology, and Oil Recovery Results
Scholarly Refereed Journal
Evaporation Dynamics of Water Droplets on Superhydrophobic Nanograss Surfaces
Scholarly Refereed Journal
Fabrication of Transparent and Microstructured Superhydrophobic Substrates using Additive Manufacturing
Scholarly Refereed Journal
How Surfactants Affect Droplet Wetting on Hydrophobic Microstructures
Scholarly Refereed Journal
IFT or wettability alteration: What is more important for oil recovery in oil-wet formation?
Scholarly Refereed Journal
Low Salinity Water Injection in a Clastic Reservoir in Northeast Brazil: An Experimental Case Study
Conference Proceedings
Making Photonic Crystals via Evaporation of Nanoparticle-Laden Droplets on Superhydrophobic Microstructures
Scholarly Refereed Journal
Manipulation of viscous fingering in a radially tapered cell geometry
Scholarly Refereed Journal
Microfluidic Investigation of Enhanced Oil Recovery: Effect of Aqueous Floods and Network Wettability
Scholarly Refereed Journal
Microfluidic Mass Transfer of CO2 at Elevated Pressures: Implications for Carbon Storage in Deep Saline Aquifers
Scholarly Refereed Journal
Microfluidic Salt Precipitation: Implication to Carbon Capture and Sequestration in Saline Aquifers
Scholarly Refereed Journal
Microfluidic investigations of porous media flow for CCS and EOR applications
Invited/Keynote
Nanocatalytic chemohydrodynamic instability: Deposition effects
Scholarly Refereed Journal
Numerical simulation of renewable power generation using reverse electrodialysis
Scholarly Refereed Journal
Physico-Chemical and Micromodel Investigation of Low-Tension Waterflooding in Tight Reservoirs
Masters Thesis
Slippage, Splashing, and Viscous Fingering
Invited/Keynote
Static and Dynamic Performance ofWet Foam and Polymer-Enhanced Foam in the Presence of Heavy Oil
Scholarly Refereed Journal
The Influence of Rock Composition and pH on Reservoir Wettability for Low-Salinity Water-CO2 Enhanced Oil Recovery Applications in Brazilian Reservoirs
Scholarly Refereed Journal
Universal wetting transition of an evaporating water droplet on hydrophobic micro- and nano-structures
Scholarly Refereed Journal
Wetting and Impact of Complex Droplets
Invited/Keynote
Zwitterionic Surfactant for EOR in Tight Carbonate Reservoir: Physico-Chemical Interaction and Microfluidic Study
Masters Thesis