...., a protein-based liquid catalyst) is prepared and used to displace heavy oil in sandpacked experiments at elevated temperatures, during which pressures and fluid productions are continuously monitored and measured. Numerically, reservoir simulation is performed to reproduce the experimental measurements...

... asphaltene content; therefore, novel recovery techniques are frequently tested and developed. This study contributes to general progress in this area by synthesizing an acidic Ni-Mo-based liquid catalyst (LC) and employing it to improve heavy oil recovery from sand-pack columns for the first time...