Microfluidic investigation of CO 2 foam flow in a heterogeneous porous medium
Open Access
- 25 July 2025
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in Lab on a Chip
- Vol. 25 (22) , 5976-5992
Abstract
Direct visualization reveals how CO 2 foam enhances fluid mobility control in heterogeneous porous media, outperforming surfactant solution and CO 2 gas injection to improve sweep efficiency and oil recovery.Keywords
Funding Information
- Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI 34546)
- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (Canada Research Chair (CRC 233147), Discovery Grant (RGPIN-2020-05511))
- Canada First Research Excellence Fund
- University of Alberta (Faculty of Engineering, Canada Research Chair Research Fund)
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