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Rheological characterization of NA2CO3 activated calcium bentonite for oil and gas drilling applications
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AIChE
, 2015 , Conference Paper)
Calcium bentonite was activated with soda ash (Na2CO3) at various ratios and due to the ion exchange; the original Ca-bentonite was converted to Na-bentonite. It was found that the Na2CO3 activation improves the swelling ...
Effectiveness of pyrrolidinium based ionic liquids in flow assurance: Preventing hydrates formation in offshore sub-sea pipelines
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AIChE
, 2015 , Conference Paper)
The formation of hydrates within the offshore subsea pipelines is a major challenge to flow assurance in oil and gas industry. Annually, the industry spends large amount of money on thermodynamic inhibitors like methanol ...