Background and Objectives: Edible parts of pomegranate fruits are a rich source of bioactive compounds. The present research examines the effect of modified atmosphere packaging on the fruit physico-chemical and microbial properties of two commercial pomegranate cultivars grown in Iran. Materials and Methods: The arils were packaged and stored under four different atmospheres. All of the pac...

Carbon dioxide storage combined with enhanced oil recovery (CCS-EOR) is an important approach for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. We use pore-scale imaging to help understand CO2 and during CCS-EOR at immiscible near-miscible injection conditions. study in situ flooding oil-wet reservoir rock elevated temperature pressure using X-ray micro-tomography. observe the predicted, but hitherto unre...

parachor based expressions (basic and mechanistic) are often used to model the experimentally observed pressure dependence of interfacial tension (ift) behaviors of complex supercritical carbon dioxide (sc-co2) and crude oil mixtures at elevated temperatures. however, such modeling requires various input data (e.g. compositions and densities of the equilibrium liquid and vapor phases, and molec...

The recovery factor in unconventional reservoirs is typically 5–10%, with extensive hydraulic fracturing and infill drilling to maintain the production rate. Concurrently, rush towards decarbonization opening up new possibilities for CO2 utilization, enhanced oil (EOR) being one example. CO2-EOR presents an opportunity both financial gain through improved factors, as well reducing carbon footpr...

Water alternating gas (WAG) technique is used in the petroleum industry to inject carbon dioxide (CO2) into underground formations either for sequestration or enhanced oil recovery (EOR) processes. CO2 injection causes reactions with formation brine or aquifer and produces carbonic acid, the acid dissolves calcite and changes flow behavior significantly. Modeling and investigating effects of CO...

Carbon dioxide flooding is a strategic replacement technology for greatly enhancing oil recovery in low-permeability oilfields, which includes social benefits resulting from carbon emission reduction and economic owing to the improvement of recovery. Therefore, it great significance develop apply CO2 storage petroleum industry. In reservoir conditions, usually under supercritical state, present...

Optimization studies are an important task in reservoir engineering practices such as production optimization and EOR (Enhanced Oil Recovery) assessments. However, they extensive with many simulations that require huge computational effort resources. In terms of EOR, CO2 injection is one the most common methods employed due to a high recovery potential environmental benefits. To assess feasibil...

As the demands of tight-oil Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) and controlling anthropogenic carbon emission have become global challenges, Carbon Capture Utilization Sequestration (CCUS) has been recognized as an effective solution to resolve both needs. However, influential factors dioxide (CO2) geological storage in low permeability reservoirs not fully studied. Based on core samples from Huang-3 a...

the suitability of milk preserved by refrigeration and co2 addition for the manufacture of plain yoghurt using two commercial strains of lactobacillus delbrueckii ssp. bulgaricus and streptoccocus thermophilus and probiotic yoghurt by lactobacillus acidophilus was evaluated. yoghurts (plain and probiotic) manufactured after milk pasteurization, from fresh and refrigerated co2 treated samples (p...

The presence of microorganisms could alter the porous medium permeability, which is vital for several applications, including aquifer storage and recovery (ASR), enhanced oil (EOR) underground hydrogen storage.