Nickel Nanoparticles to Enhance Heavy Crude Oil Recovery in Sudan Oil Plant
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https://doi.org/10.21123/bsj.2024.9196Keywords:
Morphology, Nickel nanoparticles, Oil viscosity, Sudan oil plant, XRD analysis.Abstract
This study focuses on the fabrication of nickel nanoparticles (Ni NPs) using a chemical reduction method with hydrazine monohydrate as the reducing agent. The Ni NPs were characterized using transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and X-ray diffraction spectrometry (XRD). The characterization results confirmed the production of pure Ni NPs with an average particle size ranging from 50 to 90 nm and various shapes depending on the hydrazine ratio. The synthesized Ni NPs were then utilized to enhance the viscosity reduction of heavy oil. Significant viscosity reduction of 51%, from 7128 mPa.s to 3495 mPa.s, was achieved at a temperature of 80 °C. Additionally, a slight decrease in density from 0.9514 g/cm3 to 0.9416 g/cm3 and a slight increase in the ( American pertroleum institute) API number from 17.04 to 18.59 (9.0%) were observed
Received 06/06/2023
Revised 31/05/2024
Accepted 02/06/2024
Published Online First 20/09/2024
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