Nanofluids because of their surface characteristics improve the oil production from reservoirs by enabling different enhanced recovery mechanisms such as wettability alteration,interfacial tension(IFT)reduction,oil vi...Nanofluids because of their surface characteristics improve the oil production from reservoirs by enabling different enhanced recovery mechanisms such as wettability alteration,interfacial tension(IFT)reduction,oil viscosity reduction,formation and stabilization of colloidal systems and the decrease in the asphaltene precipitation.To the best of the authors’ knowledge,the synthesis of a new nanocomposite has been studied in this paper for the first time.It consists of nanoparticles of both SiO2 and Fe3O4.Each nanoparticle has its individual surface property and has its distinct effect on the oil production of reservoirs.According to the previous studies,Fe3O4 has been used in the prevention or reduction of asphaltene precipitation and SiO2 has been considered for wettability alteration and/or reducing IFTs in enhanced oil recovery.According to the experimental results,the novel synthesized nanoparticles have increased the oil recovery by the synergistic effects of the formed particles markedly by activating the various mechanisms relative to the use of each of the nanoparticles in the micromodel individually.According to the results obtained for the use of this nanocomposite,understanding reservoir conditions plays an important role in the ultimate goal of enhancing oil recovery and the formation of stable emulsions plays an important role in oil recovery using this method.展开更多
Photocatalytic conversion of carbon dioxide(CO2)to methanol is hindered by inefficient charge separation and complex multielectron pathways.To address these challenges,we report a synergistic catalyst design in whi...Photocatalytic conversion of carbon dioxide(CO2)to methanol is hindered by inefficient charge separation and complex multielectron pathways.To address these challenges,we report a synergistic catalyst design in which cobalt vacancies(VCo)are coupled with indium single atoms(In SAs).VCo sites were precisely constructed on Co3O4nanosheets using a chlorine cold plasma technique,acting as“atomic sockets”that confine In SAs and form a robust In-O-VCo coordination structure.The resulting In/Co3−xO4catalyst delivered a high methanol production rate of 466.7μmol/(g·h)with 92.3%selectivity under simulated solar irradiation,which was eight times greater than that of the vacancy-free catalyst.Mechanistic studies revealed a synergistic functional division:the VCo sites efficiently adsorbed and dissociated H2O to supply protons,whereas the In SAs polarized CO2and stabilized the critical*COOH intermediate.This synergy of strong electronic metal-support interactions improved charge separation and steered the reaction pathway toward methanol,offering a novel atomic-level strategy for designing highly selective CO2photoreduction catalysts.展开更多
摘要Nanofluids because of their surface characteristics improve the oil production from reservoirs by enabling different enhanced recovery mechanisms such as wettability alteration,interfacial tension(IFT)reduction,oil viscosity reduction,formation and stabilization of colloidal systems and the decrease in the asphaltene precipitation.To the best of the authors’ knowledge,the synthesis of a new nanocomposite has been studied in this paper for the first time.It consists of nanoparticles of both SiO2 and Fe3O4.Each nanoparticle has its individual surface property and has its distinct effect on the oil production of reservoirs.According to the previous studies,Fe3O4 has been used in the prevention or reduction of asphaltene precipitation and SiO2 has been considered for wettability alteration and/or reducing IFTs in enhanced oil recovery.According to the experimental results,the novel synthesized nanoparticles have increased the oil recovery by the synergistic effects of the formed particles markedly by activating the various mechanisms relative to the use of each of the nanoparticles in the micromodel individually.According to the results obtained for the use of this nanocomposite,understanding reservoir conditions plays an important role in the ultimate goal of enhancing oil recovery and the formation of stable emulsions plays an important role in oil recovery using this method.
基金supported by National Key Research and Development Program(No.2022YFA1504800)National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.22278316).
摘要Photocatalytic conversion of carbon dioxide(CO2)to methanol is hindered by inefficient charge separation and complex multielectron pathways.To address these challenges,we report a synergistic catalyst design in which cobalt vacancies(VCo)are coupled with indium single atoms(In SAs).VCo sites were precisely constructed on Co3O4nanosheets using a chlorine cold plasma technique,acting as“atomic sockets”that confine In SAs and form a robust In-O-VCo coordination structure.The resulting In/Co3−xO4catalyst delivered a high methanol production rate of 466.7μmol/(g·h)with 92.3%selectivity under simulated solar irradiation,which was eight times greater than that of the vacancy-free catalyst.Mechanistic studies revealed a synergistic functional division:the VCo sites efficiently adsorbed and dissociated H2O to supply protons,whereas the In SAs polarized CO2and stabilized the critical*COOH intermediate.This synergy of strong electronic metal-support interactions improved charge separation and steered the reaction pathway toward methanol,offering a novel atomic-level strategy for designing highly selective CO2photoreduction catalysts.