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Riyaz Kharrat is affiliated with the University of Leoben in Austria and has made contributions mainly in the field of engineering. Their research spans several subfields including ocean engineering, mechanical engineering, mechanics of materials, analytical chemistry, and materials chemistry.

Kharrat's work primarily focuses on topics related to enhanced oil recovery techniques, hydraulic fracturing, reservoir analysis, and hydrocarbon exploration. Additional research areas include petroleum processing and analysis, drilling and well engineering, reservoir engineering and simulation methods, and the study of Pickering emulsions and particle stabilization.

Notable recent papers by Kharrat include:

  • "The development of novel nanofluid for enhanced oil recovery application" (2021, Fuel)
  • "Stability, flocculation, and rheological behavior of silica suspension-augmented polyacrylamide and the possibility to improve polymer flooding functionality" (2020, Journal of Molecular Liquids)
  • "A new insight to the assessment of asphaltene characterization by using fortier transformed infrared spectroscopy" (2021, Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering)
  • "Theoretical and experimental study of foam stability mechanism by nanoparticles: Interfacial, bulk, and porous media behavior" (2020, Journal of Molecular Liquids)
  • "Experimental assessment of hybrid smart carbonated water flooding for carbonate reservoirs" (2020, Petroleum)

Frequent co-authors who have collaborated with Kharrat include:

  • Holger Ott
  • Ali Mirzaalian Dastjerdi
  • Payam Soleimani
  • Seyed Reza Shadizadeh
  • Peyman Pourafshary

Kharrat's research has been published in several recurring venues, highlighting a focus on energy and liquid-based studies. These publication venues include:

  • Energies
  • Greenhouse Gases Science and Technology
  • Journal of Molecular Liquids
  • Geoenergy Science and Engineering
  • International Journal of Oil Gas and Coal Technology

The scope of Kharrat's research reflects interdisciplinary engagement with both the theoretical and experimental aspects of engineering problems related to energy systems and materials science. With a consistent record of publications and collaborations, their work contributes to ongoing developments in oil recovery and associated fields.

Best Publications

  • Enhancement of surfactant flooding performance by the use of silica nanoparticles

    Mohammad Zargartalebi;Riyaz Kharrat;Nasim Barati

  • Monitoring wettability alteration by silica nanoparticles during water flooding to heavy oils in five-spot systems: A pore-level investigation

    Ali Maghzi;Saber Mohammadi;Mohammad Hossein Ghazanfari;Riyaz Kharrat

  • The impact of silica nanoparticles on the performance of polymer solution in presence of salts in polymer flooding for heavy oil recovery

    Ali Maghzi;Riyaz Kharrat;Ali Mohebbi;Mohammad Hossein Ghazanfari

  • Influences of hydrophilic and hydrophobic silica nanoparticles on anionic surfactant properties: Interfacial and adsorption behaviors

    Mohammad Zargartalebi;Nasim Barati;Riyaz Kharrat

  • Pore-Scale Monitoring of Wettability Alteration by Silica Nanoparticles During Polymer Flooding to Heavy Oil in a Five-Spot Glass Micromodel

    Ali Maghzi;Ali Mohebbi;Ali Mohebbi;Riyaz Kharrat;Mohammad Hossein Ghazanfari

  • Analysis of Microscopic Displacement Mechanisms of Dilute Surfactant Flooding in Oil-wet and Water-wet Porous Media

    Benyamin Yadali Jamaloei;Benyamin Yadali Jamaloei;Riyaz Kharrat

  • An Experimental Investigation of Silica Nanoparticles Effect on the Rheological Behavior of Polyacrylamide Solution to Enhance Heavy Oil Recovery

    A. Maghzi;A. Mohebbi;R. Kharrat;M. H. Ghazanfari

  • Estimation of 3-D pore network coordination number of rocks from watershed segmentation of a single 2-D image

    Arash Rabbani;Shahab Ayatollahi;Riyaz Kharrat;Nader Dashti

  • Application of multi-criterion robust optimization in water-flooding of oil reservoir

    Elham Yasari;Mahmoud Reza Pishvaie;Farhad Khorasheh;Karim Salahshoor

  • Experimental studying of pore morphology and wettability effects on microscopic and macroscopic displacement efficiency of polymer flooding

    Hamid Emami Meybodi;Hamid Emami Meybodi;Riyaz Kharrat;Majid Nasehi Araghi

  • The development of novel nanofluid for enhanced oil recovery application

    Reza Khoramian;Riyaz Kharrat;Saeed Golshokooh

  • Integration of LSSVM technique with PSO to determine asphaltene deposition

    Ali Chamkalani;Ali Chamkalani;Sohrab Zendehboudi;Alireza Bahadori;Riaz Kharrat

  • Global Dynamic Harmony Search algorithm: GDHS

    Mohammad Khalili;Riyaz Kharrat;Karim Salahshoor;Morteza Haghighat Sefat

  • Pore-scale two-phase filtration in imbibition process through porous media at high- and low-interfacial tension flow conditions

    Benyamin Yadali Jamaloei;Benyamin Yadali Jamaloei;Koorosh Asghari;Riyaz Kharrat;Farid Ahmadloo

  • Analysis and Correlations of Viscous Fingering in Low-Tension Polymer Flooding in Heavy Oil Reservoirs

    Benyamin Yadali Jamaloei;Riyaz Kharrat;Farshid Torabi

  • Study of Microscopic and Macroscopic Displacement Behaviors of Polymer Solution in Water-Wet and Oil-Wet Media

    Hamid Emami Meybodi;Hamid Emami Meybodi;Riyaz Kharrat;Xiaoqi Wang

  • A Correlation Approach for Prediction of Crude Oil PVT Properties

    Mohammad Naghi Hemmati;Riyaz Kharrat

  • Investigation of the Applicability of Nano Silica Particles as a Thickening Additive for Polymer Solutions Applied in EOR Processes

    M. Zeyghami;R. Kharrat;M. H. Ghazanfari

  • Gas Analysis by In Situ Combustion in Heavy-Oil Recovery Process: Experimental and Modeling Studies

    Mohammad-Ali Ahmadi;Mohammad Masumi;Riaz Kharrat;Amir H. Mohammadi

  • Estimation of carbonates permeability using pore network parameters extracted from thin section images and comparison with experimental data

    Arash Rabbani;Ali Assadi;Riyaz Kharrat;Nader Dashti

  • Experimental Study of Solvent Flooding to Heavy Oil in Fractured Five-Spot Micro-Models: The Role of Fracture Geometrical Characteristics

    S.A. Farzaneh;R. Kharrat;M.H. Ghazanfari

  • Screening of inhibitors for remediation of asphaltene deposits: Experimental and modeling study

    Mehdi Madhi;Riyaz Kharrat;Touba Hamoule

  • Improving the microscopic sweep efficiency of water flooding using silica nanoparticles

    Mehdi Zallaghi;Riyaz Kharrat;Abdolnabi Hashemi

Frequent Co-Authors

Mohammad Hossein Ghazanfari
Mohammad Hossein Ghazanfari Sharif University of Technology
Mohsen Masihi
Mohsen Masihi Sharif University of Technology
Shahab Ayatollahi
Shahab Ayatollahi Sharif University of Technology
Seyed Reza Shadizadeh
Seyed Reza Shadizadeh Petroleum University of Technology
Jamshid Moghadasi
Jamshid Moghadasi Petroleum University of Technology
Morteza Dejam
Morteza Dejam University of Wyoming
Zhangxin Chen
Zhangxin Chen University of Calgary
Brij B. Maini
Brij B. Maini University of Calgary
Alireza Bahadori
Alireza Bahadori Southern Cross University
Sohrab Zendehboudi
Sohrab Zendehboudi Memorial University of Newfoundland

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