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Enhancing Heavy Crude Oil Flowability Using Vegetable Sesame Oil Extract as Bio-additives
The present study evaluated the effectiveness of a blend of dimethyl ketone (DMK) and methyl esters extracted from vegetable sesame oil (VSO) as a...
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Use of Char Derived from Waste Plastic Pyrolysis for Asphalt Binder Modification
Plastic waste management is posing a pressing challenge worldwide. Plastics take thousands of years to degrade naturally, and their disposal in... -
Skin Friction from Global Luminescent Oil-Film Visualizations
This chapter describes the global luminescent oil-film (GLOF) skin friction meter that is simply called GLOF. The thin oil-film equation is discussed... -
Mechanics of Oil Well Sand Production
Sand production is a common problem in the development of oil and gas fields. A large amount of sand production will lead to formation plugging,... -
Effect of Crude Oil Contamination on the Behavior of Soil–Geosynthetic Interfaces
An extensive series of soil alone and soil–geosynthetic interface tests is organized and degradation of stress–displacement–strength properties...
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Fabrication of jelly like material from rLLDPE by a binary approach based on gamma irradiation and thermal processing for oil remediation
This study investigated the fabrication of a jelly-like material from recycled linear low-density polyethylene (rLLDPE) using gamma irradiation and...
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Experimental studies on micro alloyed steel used in oil and gas industries
This research involved cold cracking in microalloyed steels, scrutinizing its corrosive impact on physical and mechanical attributes. A comprehensive...
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The Effect of Nature and Type of Oil Pollutant on the Geotechnical Properties of Clayey Sand
This research aimed to investigate the effect of various types of oil pollutants on the geotechnical properties of clayey sand. Four types of oil...
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Characterisation of Oil Palm (Elaeis guineensis) Trunk Starch as Coagulant for Landfill Leachate Treatment
The oil palm tree (Elaeis guineensis) produces 90% of the biomass, such as an oil palm trunk (OPT), an oil palm frond (OPF), an empty fruit bunch... -
A waste-to-wealth approach in the removal of Congo Red dye in wastewater using plastic char derived from municipal wastes
Modern civilization is profoundly dependent on water as a resource for various purposes. The wastewater from various sources contains various...
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Sustainable waste valorization: hydrophobic sponge from coconut fibers and expanded polystyrene for effective oil–water separation
This study presents a novel approach to oil–water separation by repurposing coconut fibers and expanded polystyrene (EPS) into a hydrophobic sponge....
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Material conversion from used oil sorbents by pyrolysis
A lab-prepared cellulosic oil sorbent—used for oil spill cleanup—was pyrolyzed in a quartz, pipe-type horizontal furnace at different temperatures to...
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Investigating the Characteristics of Bitumen Treated with Textile Pyrolysis Oil
As the population explodes, the amount of Municipal solid waste generated is also increasing while an effort is made to mitigate the problem of... -
Palm oil mill effluent-derived biochar-filled high-density polyethylene composites: processability and physico-mechanical properties evaluation
A new polymer composite was produced by using biochar derived from the Palm Oil Mill Effluent (POME) filler and high-density polyethylene (HDPE)....
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Investigational on Biodiesel Exploitation Orange Peel Oil After CI Engine
Improved attentions of the reduction of fossil fuels then the herbal aids of biodiesel gasoline have increased nowadays. Its essential rewards are... -
Comparison between methacrylate copolymers and their magnetite nanocomposite as pour point depressant for lubricating base oil
A novel pour point depressant was synthesized by develo** a polymeric nanocomposite using polymethacrylate and magnetite nanoparticles. The primary...
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Vegetable Oil-Based Nanolubricants in Machining: From Physicochemical Properties to Application
Cutting fluid is crucial in ensuring surface quality and machining accuracy during machining. However, traditional mineral oil-based cutting fluids...
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Assessing the Impact of Petroleum Sludge Ash on the Compressive Strength of Fly Ash-Palm Oil Clinker Geopolymer Mortar
Oil industries are one of the most critical industries with substantial production and closely related to the public interest. Two major oil... -
Utilization and Re-use of Orange Peel Derived Oil by Formulating Nanoemulsion for Efficient Vector Control Application
Tons of orange peel (OP) produced as a mammoth by-product during the extraction of juice is discarded as waste that may contaminate natural resources...
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Enhanced Production of Levulinic Acid from Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunch
Levulinic acid (LA) was produced from oil palm empty fruit bunch (OPEFB) pretreated in two different ways: (1) a two-step treatment with peracetic...