Transport of carbon nanomaterials in natural rocks and their application in oilfield exploration

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dc.contributor.advisorTomson, Mason B.en_US
dc.creatorWang, Luen_US
dc.date.accessioned2013-03-08T00:39:50Zen_US
dc.date.available2013-03-08T00:39:50Zen_US
dc.date.issued2012en_US
dc.description.abstractThis report studies the application of carbon nanomaterials as a novel type of tracer in detection of residual oil. The carbon nanomaterials studied include oxidized carbon black (OCB) coated with different molecular weight polyvinyl alcohols(PVAs). Transport studies are conducted using columns packed with ground core materials, with synthetic seawater as the carrying fluid. Compared to lower molecular weight PVA-functionalized OCBs, the breakthrough of PVA(50K)-OCBs is less sensitive to aging and temperature; therefore, PVA(50K)-OCBs are chosen as nanoreporters to sequester chemical tags. Two different tags, 14 C labeled 2,2',5,5'-tetrachlorobiphenyl(PCB) and triphenylamine, are tested in the experiments. Efficient transport of tags through oil-field rocks and selective release when rocks contain oil are demonstrated. The kinetics of PCB adsorption is studied to better understand correlation between PCB release and oil content. A linear relationship between residual oil content and PCB release is found in flow-through experiments.en_US
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dc.identifier.callnoTHESIS C.E. 2012 WANGen_US
dc.identifier.citationWang, Lu. "Transport of carbon nanomaterials in natural rocks and their application in oilfield exploration." (2012) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/70484">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/70484</a>.en_US
dc.identifier.digitalWangLen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/70484en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsCopyright is held by the author, unless otherwise indicated. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the work beyond the bounds of fair use or other exemptions to copyright law must be obtained from the copyright holder.en_US
dc.subjectApplied sciencesen_US
dc.subjectPetroleum engineeringen_US
dc.subjectEnvironmental engineeringen_US
dc.titleTransport of carbon nanomaterials in natural rocks and their application in oilfield explorationen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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thesis.degree.departmentChemical and Biomolecular Engineeringen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineEngineeringen_US
thesis.degree.grantorRice Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelMastersen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen_US
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