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Nanyang Technological University

Microfluidic Devices for Characterizing Pore-scale Event Processes in Porous Media for Oil Recovery Applications

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08:38 min

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January 16th, 2018

DOI :

10.3791/56592-v

January 16th, 2018

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Eric D. Vavra*¹, Yongchao Zeng*¹, Siyang Xiao*¹, George J. Hirasaki¹, Sibani L. Biswal¹

¹Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Rice University

Summary

The goal of this procedure is to easily and rapidly produce a microfluidic device with customizable geometry and resistance to swelling by organic fluids for oil recovery studies. A polydimethylsiloxane mold is first generated, and then used to cast the epoxy-based device. A representative displacement study is reported.

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