Zuhair AlYousef

Dr. Zuhair AlYousef

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Academic Career Length

10Years (2017-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

Representative Publications

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13 September 2017 in Energy & Fuels
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ZAZuhair AlYousef
Zuhair AlYousef
MAMohammed Almobarky
Mohammed Almobarky
DSDavid Schechter
David Schechter

1 November 2021 in Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering
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AAAhmed Abdelaal
Ahmed Abdelaal
Murtada AljawadMurtada Aljawad
Murtada Aljawad
ZAZuhair AlYousef
Zuhair AlYousef
MAMuhammad M. Almajid
Muhammad M. Almajid

9 February 2021 in Scientific Reports
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AGAyrat Gizzatov
Ayrat Gizzatov
SPScott Pierobon
Scott Pierobon
ZAZuhair AlYousef
Zuhair AlYousef
GJGuoqing Jian
Guoqing Jian
XFXingyu Fan
Xingyu Fan
AAAmr I. Abdel-Fattah
Amr I. Abdel-Fattah
CO2 foam helps to increase the viscosity of CO2 flood fluid and thus improve the process efficiency of the anthropogenic greenhouse gas’s subsurface utilization and sequestration. Successful CO2 foam formation mandates the development of high-performance chemicals at close to reservoir conditions, which in turn requires extensive laboratory tests and evaluations. This work demonstrates the utilization of a microfluidic reservoir analogue for rapid evaluation and screening of commercial surfactants (i.e., Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine, Lauramidopropyl Betaine, Tallow Amine Ethoxylate, N,N,N′ Trimethyl-N′-Tallow-1,3-diaminopropane, and Sodium Alpha Olefin Sulfonate) based on their performance to produce supercritical CO2 foam at high salinity, temperature, and pressure conditions. The microfluidic analogue was designed to represent the pore sizes of the geologic reservoir rock and to operate at 100 °C and 13.8 MPa. Values of the pressure drop across the microfluidic analogue during flow of the CO2 foam through its pore network was used to evaluate the strength of the generated foam and utilized only milliliters of liquid. The transparent microfluidic pore network allows in-situ quantitative visualization of CO2 foam to calculate its half-life under static conditions while observing if there is any damage to the pore network due to precipitation and blockage. The microfluidic mobility reduction results agree with those of foam loop rheometer measurements, however, the microfluidic approach provided more accurate foam stability data to differentiate the foaming agent as compared with conventional balk testing. The results obtained here supports the utility of microfluidic systems for rapid screening of chemicals for carbon sequestration or enhanced oil recovery operations.

1 December 2020 in Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering
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ZAZuhair AlYousef
Zuhair AlYousef
SASubhash Ayirala
Subhash Ayirala
AGAyrat Gizzatov
Ayrat Gizzatov
SKSunil Kokal
Sunil Kokal

1 June 2021 in Applied Energy
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GJGuoqing Jian
Guoqing Jian
AGAyrat Gizzatov
Ayrat Gizzatov
MKMohammed Kawelah
Mohammed Kawelah
ZAZuhair AlYousef
Zuhair AlYousef
AAAmr I. Abdel-Fattah
Amr I. Abdel-Fattah

1 January 2022 in Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering
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IKIbrahim Kadafur
Ibrahim Kadafur
ABAhmed BinGhanim
Ahmed BinGhanim
Murtada AljawadMurtada Aljawad
Murtada Aljawad
Muhammad Shahzad KamalMuhammad Shahzad Kamal
Muhammad Shahzad Kamal
ZAZuhair AlYousef
Zuhair AlYousef
MMMohamed Mahmoud
Mohamed Mahmoud