Advanced Materials & Manufacturing – Page 37

Are microalgae a possible energy source for a sustainable world?

Kava V., Vargas J.V.C., Mariano A.B., Ordonez J.C., Federal University of Parana, BR

In recent years, much scientific research has been directed to the search for viable alternatives to clean energy. Investments in research and development of renewable energy sources have been implemented, and the economic viability of [...]

Investigating the Effects of Media and Light Sources on the Growth of Botryococcus Braunii

Sengul A.B., Rahman M.M., Asmatulu E., Wichita State University, US

The reduction of world’s petroleum reserves and the environmental problems created by emissions have increased the interests in alternative energy. Biodiesel is an environmentally friendly and biodegradable alternative fuel that is obtained from renewable sources. [...]

Biofuels & Bioproducts

Optimization of Natural Gas Turbines for Greater Resiliency and Quick Starts for Adaptive islanding

Lank R., Tucker D., DERP Technologies, L.L.C., US

Hybrid Power Supplies that have a natural gas reciprocating engine as its core element of generation and have that engine coupled with a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) have the capability of being one of [...]

Novel Onboard Flotation for Spilled Oil Recovery under Artic and Gulf of Mexico Conditions

Shi F., Duan Y., Soong Y., Gray M., National Energy Technology Laboratory, US

Preventing oil spills is a top priority for the oil and gas industry, and the ability to avert and respond to oil spills is essential for obtaining an operating license. Oil spill response is a [...]

Development and Applications of Custom Amorphous Fluoropolymers (CAF)

Feiring A.E., Shangguan N., Lousenberg R.D., Majumdar S., Murnen H., Nemser S., Compact Membrane Systems, Inc., US

The amorphous perfluoropolymer, Teflon™ AF, developed and commercialized by the DuPont Company, contains two monomers, perfluoro-2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxole (PDD) and tetrafluoroethylene (TFE). In common with most perfluoropolymers, the PDD/TFE copolymer has an extraordinary combination of properties such [...]

Microscopic pore structures and controlling factors of the Micro- and Nano- Scale tight sandstone reservoirs in the Western Sichuan Depression, China

Wang Q., Chen D., Zhang B., Li L., China University of Petroleum, CN

Western Sichuan Depression (WSD) has a natural gas resource of about 31646.98×108 m3 and 251 commercial gas wells among which the largest single well productivity can be as high as 151×104 m3/d (Well X851), indicating [...]

Nanoscale Flow Chip Platform For Laboratory Evaluation Of Enhanced Oil Recovery Materials

Engel M., Neumann R.F., Giro R., Bryant P.W., Steiner M.B., IBM Research Brazil, BR

We present a lab-on-chip platform for the experimental evaluation of Enhanced Oil Recovery [EOR] methods from the nanoscale to the scale of reservoir rock pore networks. We have employed semiconductor process technology to build lab-on-chip [...]

Engineered response materials for oil and gas

Sherman A., Terves Inc, US

Engineered response materials- materials that are designed to respond to wellbore conditions to do something, enable significant reductions in drilling and completion costs. Specific responses now available for incorporation into new tools and processes include [...]

A novel nano-sized polymer microsphere as a potential shale stabilizer in water-based drilling fluids

Xu J., Qiu Z., Chen G., Zhong H., Zhao X., China University of Petroleum, CN

Borehole instability caused by pore pressure transmission and shale hydration gives rise to a number of problems, which has been a challenge during oil and gas drilling process for many years [1]. Recent years, the [...]