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Record W4408965878 · doi:10.1016/j.cis.2025.103498

Molecular interactions of surfactants with other chemicals in chemical flooding processes: A comprehensive review on molecular dynamics simulation studies

2025· review· en· W4408965878 on OpenAlex
Xuantong Lei, Benjieming Liu, Chaojie Di, Zixiang Wei, Peng Deng, Zhangxin Chen

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Bibliographic record

VenueAdvances in Colloid and Interface Science · 2025
Typereview
Languageen
FieldEngineering
TopicEnhanced Oil Recovery Techniques
Canadian institutionsUniversity of Calgary
FundersNatural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of CanadaAlberta InnovatesEnergi Simulation
KeywordsMolecular dynamicsBiochemical engineeringChemistryNanotechnologyMaterials scienceComputational chemistryEngineering

Abstract

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Due to the growing demand for fossil fuels and the transition of many oil fields into a high water-cut stage, enhanced oil recovery (EOR) techniques have become more prevalent to meet this rising demand. Among these techniques, chemical flooding stands out as an effective method, supported by numerous experimental and simulation studies. However, the complexity of a chemical slug composition under harsh reservoir conditions makes the physicochemical phenomena involved in a chemical flooding process highly intricate. To comprehensively understand the microscopic mechanisms governing the phase behavior of complex fluid systems underground, molecular dynamics (MD) simulations have been increasingly employed in recent years to investigate the molecular interactions between various chemicals involved in chemical flooding processes. In this work, we have comprehensively reviewed the recent MD studies focusing on the molecular interactions between surfactants and other chemicals in the chemical flooding processes. Based on the molecular interactions within different chemicals, various nanoscale mechanisms have been proposed to shed light on the physicochemical flow in porous media. Additionally, the MD techniques used in these studies have been summarized, and challenges in the application of MD simulations in the field of chemical flooding have been identified for improving the quality of future MD studies.

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Version: codex-gemma-dda1882f352aValidation status: machine_predicted_unvalidated
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Consensus categoriesnone
DomainCandidate signal: none · Consensus signal: none
Study designCandidate signal: Systematic review · Consensus signal: none
GenreCandidate signal: Review · Consensus signal: Review
Teacher disagreement score0.564
Threshold uncertainty score1.000

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Opus teacher head0.021
GPT teacher head0.394
Teacher spread0.373 · how far apart the two teachers sit on this one work
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