Title
Fluorescent visualization of oil displacement in a microfluidic device for enhanced oil recovery applications
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
11-8-2021
Abstract
A microfluidic device was developed to mimic the reservoir pore-scale and track the oil/water phases during air flooding. The chip was generated by combining soft-lithography and NOA81 replication. A unique feature of this approach is the inclusion of fluorescent dyes into the oil/water phases, allowing for real-time visualization of oil recovery without altering the phases' surface properties. As a proof of concept, the air was injected into the water/oil-flooded device for enhanced oil recovery applications.
Publication Source (Journal or Book title)
The Analyst
First Page
6746
Last Page
6752
Recommended Citation
Bajgiran, K. R., Hymel, H. C., Sombolestani, S., Dante, N., Safa, N., Dorman, J. A., Rao, D., & Melvin, A. T. (2021). Fluorescent visualization of oil displacement in a microfluidic device for enhanced oil recovery applications. The Analyst, 146 (22), 6746-6752. https://doi.org/10.1039/d1an01333e