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16Oct

Scientists have revealed the synergistic effect of nickel stearate and decalin on the kinetics of processes occurring during heavy oil production

Aquathermolysis catalysts and solvents that can produce hydrogen at elevated temperatures are promising agents for improving the efficiency of oil production using water vapor injection technologies. The aquathermolysis process can reduce the viscosity of heavy crude oil and its sulfur content. In recent years, it has been used for industrial purposes to extract and partially refine...

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14Oct

IGPT presents unoxidized bitumen for road construction

The implementation of this project is aimed at developing a progressive technology for production of improved bituminous binders based on domestic petrochemical sources of raw materials. Efficient production technology, product quality and its transportation determine high economic efficiency of the project. The proposed technology consists in the development of a catalytic complex, with the help of...

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08Oct

Scientists give opinions on the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics

Scientists John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton are recognized “for fundamental discoveries and inventions” that enable machine learning using artificial neural networks. The methods they developed formed the basis for the creation of machine learning algorithms. “The awarding of the Nobel Prize in Physics this year is a vivid demonstration of the role of fundamental physics in the...

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01Oct

Scientists offer software solutions for enhanced oil recovery

The Department of Oil, Gas and Carbon Materials Technology of the Institute of Geology and Oil and Gas Technologies presented unique digital software products aimed at in-depth study and modeling of wave processes affecting the viscosity and permeability of oil reservoirs. The software solutions developed at Kazan Federal University have significant potential for implementation in the...

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16Sep

Kinetic aquathermolysis tested on Boca de Jaruco oil samples

To scale, design and optimize oil production, scientists from Kazan Federal University together with Zarubezhneft were the first to develop a kinetic model of catalytic aquathermolysis using a water-soluble nickel-based catalyst. The water-soluble catalysts demonstrate efficiency in reducing the viscosity of bituminous oil and can be used in the field with lower costs. Their application allows...

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07Sep

International team studies the role of water in the process of hydrothermal desulfurization of hydrocarbon resource components

The paper was published in Chemical Engineering Journal. Technologies of underground partial refining of heavy oil are a promising area of the oil and gas industry. As the Laboratory of In-Situ Combustion has shown, an important role in these processes is played by water, which acts not only as a medium, but also participates in chemical...

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17Aug

Center for Liquid Hydrocarbons optimizing technology of supercritical water application for enhanced oil recovery

A research team of scientists from Kazan Federal University presented the results of creating a kinetic model to describe the conversion processes of organic shale under thermochemical action in the presence of various catalysts. The results saw light in Journal of Supercritical Fluids. The kinetic data show that the catalyst intensifies the conversion reactions of organic matter from...

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26May

Center for Liquid Hydrocarbons’ projects in oilfield chemistry presented at a conference in Ufa

Scientists of the Institute of Geology and Oil and Gas Technologies represented Kazan Federal University at the conference Practical Aspects of Oilfield Chemistry on 22 - 24 May. The co-organizers were Rosneft-BashNIPIneft Research Institute and Bashkortostan Academy of Sciences. This year the delegates of the conference discussed topical issues of oilfield chemistry and automation of oil and...

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26May

Research shows acetic acid salts simplify the production of heavy oil

Picture URL: https://pubs.acs.org/cms/10.1021/acs.iecr.3c04335/asset/images/medium/ie3c04335_0016.gif KFU's project is supported by the Russian Science Foundation. According to the official website of the Russian Science Foundation, Kazanian scientists managed to find out that acetates - salts of acetic acid with transition metals - in combination with steam treatment reduce the viscosity of heavy oil by 58%. This approach was 19% more...

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21May

Resource-saving technology of processing common reed waste helps to obtain bioethanol and cellulose-containing material

Cleaning of soil and artificial reservoirs from Phragmites reed overgrowth and rational utilization can reduce the environmental burden. At the same time, the newly formed biomass creates additional problems of environmental pollution, especially in regions with intensive agricultural activity. The problem of finding rational ways of qualified utilization of biomass, in particular, of common reed...

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