Application Of Nanotechnology In Petroleum Industry

Research Article
Ananthu Mahendranath., Sunil Varkey and Sonal Mazumder
DOI: 
xxx-xxxxx-xxxx
Subject: 
Engineering
KeyWords: 
Advanced Energy Consortium, Wettability, Nanomaterials, Enhanced oil recovery, Nanofluids, Interfacial tension, Rheology
Abstract: 

As the demand of petroleum and its products are increasing enormously, the huge growing need is putting substantial pressure on petroleum industries. Although nanotechnology is not completely new to the oil industry, its application was very limited until recently. The application of nanotechnology has massive potential for revolutionary changes in petroleum industries covering wide areas of the upstream and downstream process. The paper gives an overview of the most common areas where nanotechnology has been applied for petroleum industries and also passes through its significance comparing to the conventional methodologies. The paper also states some very interesting case studies on enhanced oil recovery and results produced by the application of nanotechnology from all over the world.