Papers – Page 7 – TechConnect Briefs

Fabrication and Testing of a Miniaturised Water Quality Monitoring pH and Conductivity Sensors

Banna M.H., Najjaran H., Sadiq R., Rodriguez M.J., Imran S.A., Hoorfar M., University of British Columbia, CA

Development of cost-effective, durable and sensitive on-line water quality monitoring sensors that can be installed across the water distribution network has attracted attentions to increase the frequency of monitoring and hence reduce the risk of [...]

An integrated approach for industrial water systems optimal design

Porzio G.F., Alcamisi E., Matino I., Colla V., Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, IT

A novel approach is presented for integration of traditional water pinch technology to include detailed waste-water treatment systems models. The theoretical framework as well as examples for practical application of the novel approach will be [...]

Innovative Treatment of Shale Fracturing Flowback and Produced Water for Reuse or Discharge

Pakzadeh B., Mastin B., Chatterton B., Vaillancourt A., Renew J., Wos J., Philbrook D., Min J., Wardle C., Southern Research Institute, US

Southern Research Institute, with project partners M2 Water Treatment, Inc. and BKT United received an award from Research Partnership to Secure Energy for America to develop an innovative, cost-effective, and robust approach for shale fracturing [...]

Bulk-Size Transparent Gadolinium Oxide-Polymer Nanocomposites for Gamma Ray Scintillation

Chen Q., Cai W., Hajagos T., Kishpaugh D., Liu C., Cherepy N., Dooraghi A., Chatziioannou A., Payne S., Pei Q., University of California, Los Angeles, US

Heavy element loaded polymer composites have long been proposed to detect high energy X- and -rays upon scintillation. The previously reported bulk composite scintillators have achieved limited success because of the diminished light output resulting [...]

Nanocoating Testing for High Voltage Transmission Applications

McGuire D., Phillips A., Engelbrecht C., Gould A., Southern Company, US

The availability of reliable and affordable electric power is one of the most important characteristics of a modern society. Each citizen of the modern world has the expectation of light at the touch of a [...]

Nanotechnology in steel tubular goods: Challenges and Prospects

Castro P.A., Tenaris, AR

While traditional tubular steel tubular goods manufacturing and finishing technologies are getting closer to their limits, nanotechnology offers unique opportunities to achieve these new demands. It is in the field of coatings and nanostructured surfaces [...]

Surfactants Nanocarriers to Enhanced oil Recovery (EOR)

Nascimento R.S.V., UFRJ, BR

The use organic surfactant nanocarriers as interfacial tension reducing agents is proposed in this work. These particles are able to permeate into the pores of the reservoir and release the surfactant by solubilization of the [...]

Polymer Nanofluid for enhanced oil recovery: A design of polystyrene nanoparticles, transport behavior evaluation and unconsolidated flooding test

de Araujo L.L.G.C., de Avila J.N.L., de Araujo L.L.G.C., de Avila J.N.L., Drexler S., Rodrigues Jr. J.A., Nascimento R.S.V., UFRJ, BR

This work focuses on the design of a nanoparticle containing polymer and surfactant containing that would be used in solution as a nanofluid for enhanced oil recovery. The nanoparticle is formed by crosslinking chemical reactions [...]

Adsorption of Functionalized Silica Nanoparticles on Swelling Clay Minerals

Pham H-T, Nguyen Q.P., The University of Texas at Austin, US

Successful application of nanoparticles is dependent on understanding the mobility, retention, and transport fate of nanoparticles in natural formations. These aspects are greatly influenced by subsurface environmental conditions such as electrolyte type and concentration, temperature, [...]

Interaction of Surface Modified Silica Nanoparticles with Clay Minerals

Metin C.O., Nguyen Q.P., The University of Texas at Austin, US

The interaction of silica nanoparticles with montmorillonite clay was investigated by visual swelling tests, Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR), and x-ray diffraction (XRD). The adsorption of silica nanoparticles onto montmorillonite was also studied with a UV-Vis [...]