PHYSICAL ADSORPTION EVALUATION OF ASPHALTENE AND HEAVY CRUDE OIL ON CORESHELL SIO2 - FE3O4 NANOPARTICLES AS NANOFLUID ADDITIVES FOR ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY APPLICATIONS

• Main Author: Adena Muhammad, Arrasy
• Format: Theses
• Language: Indonesia
• Subjects: Teknologi
• Online Access: https://digilib.itb.ac.id/gdl/view/75356
• Institution: Institut Teknologi Bandung

Oil has become a major part of social life, especially its function as a necessity for various industries. An increase in oil recovery can have a major impact, especially in oil wells where heavy oil is present. To overcome this p roblem, one way that can be done is tertiary enhanced oil recovery using SiO 2 coated Fe 3 O 4 nanomaterials. In this research, the manufacture of nanomaterials which act as oil adsorption agents and emulsification stability in the laboratory which will later be considered for direct testing in the oil field The purpose of this research is to produce nanomaterials that can be applied as additives in brine water. In addition, the use of nanoparticles in this study is also intended to increase the oil recovery fa ctor. This research consists of 3 main stages including (1) Characterization of oil in the Balam well (2) Synthesis and characterization of Fe 3 O 4 coated SiO 2 nanoparticles and (3) Lab scale performance with the addition of nanoparticles. The nanomaterial was synthesized using the co precipitation method which was then given polyethylene glycol stabilizer. The characterization carried out in this study included X ray Difraction (XRD), Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM), and UV Visible Spectrophotometry (UV Vis) for the characterization of nanoparticles, as well as Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR), testing the viscosity and performance of oil using Viscometer as well as Zeta Potential.