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Hydrophobic Paramagnetic Nanoparticles as Intelligent Crude Oil Tracers

University of Texas System

Abstract

Hydrophobic paramagnetic nanoparticles can be injected with the enhanced oil recovery injection water by incorporating them inside of surfactant micelles to serve as an oil tracer. A variety of paramagnetic nanoparticles that show different susceptibility and magnetization responses to applied …

University
University of Texas System
Assignee
Board Of Regents, The University Of Texas System
Inventor
Chun Huh
Priority date
February 05, 2013
Filing date
January 15, 2014
Publication date
December 31, 2015
Language
en
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