Supercritical carbon dioxide (scCO2) occupies a unique niche as a tunable solvent and transport medium, combining gas-like diffusivity with liquid-like density. In polymer science, scCO2 is exploited ...

A black powder of spherical carbon nanoparticles with specific properties can be synthesized using the hydrothermal method. Surface modifications can be achieved by chemically bonding organic ...

Flue gas assisted steam assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) is a frontier technology to enhance oil recovery for heavy oil reservoirs. The carbon dioxide generated from the thermal recovery of heavy oil ...

A new oil boom may not come from new discoveries. Advanced recovery technology could unlock hundreds of billions of barrels already trapped in existing fields ...

A field pilot, started in 1999, of an in-depth colloidal dispersion gel (CDG) in the Daqing oil field had favorable economics and increased oil recovery from the pilot area. This success has led to ...

North Dakota's elected officials are pushing hard to deploy Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) technologies to boost oil production in the Bakken before Donald Trump's tenure as president expires. The Trump ...

President Joe Biden’s landmark climate law could help the fossil fuel industry pump more oil out of existing wells. A boosted tax credit for enhanced oil recovery, or EOR, aims to encourage oil ...