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Energies, Volume 1, Issue 1 (June 2008) – 5 articles , Pages 1-40

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Article
Effect of Temperature, Wettability and Relative Permeability on Oil Recovery from Oil-wet Chalk
by Aly A. Hamouda and Omid Karoussi
Energies 2008, 1(1), 19-34; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/en1010019 - 06 Jul 2008
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It is customary, for convenience, to use relative permeability data produced at room temperature. This paper shows that this practice underestimates oil recovery rates and ultimate recovery from chalk rocks for high temperature reservoirs. Above a certain temperature (80°C in this work) a [...] Read more.
It is customary, for convenience, to use relative permeability data produced at room temperature. This paper shows that this practice underestimates oil recovery rates and ultimate recovery from chalk rocks for high temperature reservoirs. Above a certain temperature (80°C in this work) a reduction of oil recovery was observed. The reduction in oil recovery is reflected by the shift of relative permeability data towards more oil-wet at high temperature (tested here 130°C). However, both IFT and contact angle measurements indicate an increase in water wetness as temperature increases, which contradict the results obtained by relative permeability experiments. This phenomenon may be explained based on the total interaction potential, which basically consists of van der Waals attractive and short-range Born repulsive and double layer electrostatic forces. The fluid/rock interactions is shown to be dominated by the repulsive forces above 80°C, hence increase fine detachment enhancing oil trapping. In other words the indicated oil wetness by relative permeability is misleading. Full article
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Editorial
Energies and Policies
by Edwin Kessler
Energies 2008, 1(1), 38-40; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/en1010038 - 20 Jun 2008
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The International Energy Agency, headquartered in Paris, was founded in the early 1970s and is an energy policy advisor to 27 countries.[...] Full article
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Opinion
Corn and Cellulosic Ethanol Cause Major Problems
by David Pimentel and Marcia Pimentel
Energies 2008, 1(1), 35-37; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/en1010035 - 17 Jun 2008
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Crops for biofuels squanders cropland, water, and energy resources vital for food production needed for people. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Energy Policy)
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Waste Cooking Oil as an Alternate Feedstock for Biodiesel Production
by Arjun B. Chhetri, K. Chris Watts and M. Rafiqul Islam
Energies 2008, 1(1), 3-18; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/en1010003 - 10 Apr 2008
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As crude oil price reach a new high, the need for developing alternate fuels has become acute. Alternate fuels should be economically attractive in order to compete with currently used fossil fuels. In this work, biodiesel (ethyl ester) was prepared from waste cooking [...] Read more.
As crude oil price reach a new high, the need for developing alternate fuels has become acute. Alternate fuels should be economically attractive in order to compete with currently used fossil fuels. In this work, biodiesel (ethyl ester) was prepared from waste cooking oil collected from a local restaurant in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Ethyl alcohol with sodium hydroxide as a catalyst was used for the transesterification process. The fatty acid composition of the final biodiesel esters was determined by gas chromatography. The biodiesel was characterized by its physical and fuel properties including density, viscosity, acid value, flash point, cloud point, pour point, cetane index, water and sediment content, total and free glycerin content, diglycerides and monoglycerides, phosphorus content and sulfur content according to ASTM standards. The viscosity of the biodiesel ethyl ester was found to be 5.03 mm2/sec at 40oC. The viscosity of waste cooking oil measured in room temperature (at 21° C) was 72 mm2/sec. From the tests, the flash point was found to be 164oC, the phosphorous content was 2 ppm, those of calcium and magnesium were 1 ppm combined, water and sediment was 0 %, sulfur content was 2 ppm, total acid number was 0.29 mgKOH/g, cetane index was 61, cloud point was -1oC and pour point was -16oC. Production of biodiesel from waste cooking oils for diesel substitute is particularly important because of the decreasing trend of economical oil reserves, environmental problems caused due to fossil fuel use and the high price of petroleum products in the international market. Full article
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Editorial
Distinguishability, Information and Useful Energies
by Shu-Kun Lin
Energies 2008, 1(1), 1-2; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/en1010001 - 07 Apr 2008
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As a scientist with a long-standing research interest in thermodynamics, information theory and diversity preservation, I would like to start publishing the journal Energies (ISSN 1996-1073).[...] Full article
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