Organo-bentonites have been synthesized through ion-exchange reaction using benzyl dimethyl dodecyl ammonium (BDMDA), dioctadecyl dimethyl ammonium (DODMA) chloride; tetraphenyl phosphonium (TPP) and hexadecyl pyridinium (HDP) bromides. The unmodified and…
This study was aimed at optimizing the yield of transesterification of castor oil methyl ester (COME) from castor oil using response surface methodology (RSM). RSM was used to analyse and optimize the operating variables for the transesterification process…
Biodiesel is produced by a chemical reaction known as transesterification in which a triglyceride reacts with a primary alcohol to give an alkyl ester Biodiesel and a byproduct Glycerol. The reaction is said to proceed to completion only when the primary…
Transient flow of gas and gas-condensate in wells is a problem of industrial interest. Studies abound in the use of pressure transient models in the analysis of hydrate formation, growth and deposition in these wells but no study in the use of thermal…
A method for producing Bio-diesel (fatty acid alkyl ester), from vegetable oils of non-edible seeds or used cooking oil with a homogeneous catalyst, preferably an alkali, dissolved in a primary alcohol to form a liquid-liquid mixture, is herewith presented…
This study presents for the first-time field, petrographic and geochemical evidence of oil residue in exhumed fractured Precambrian basement rocks of the Northern Benue Trough. The studied oil residues which are brittle solids, are believed to have been…
Well-log and Repeat Formation Tester (RFT) data were used for the detection of overpressure in X Field in the Niger Delta, using sonic, gamma ray, density and calliper logs and RFT data. ROKDOC software was used for the analysis of these data. And the result…
The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of process variables during dilute acid pretreatment and enzymatic saccharification of sorghum stalk for cellulosic ethanol production. The sorghum stalk was pre-treated at different reaction temperature (160…
Reservoir waterflooding is one of the cheapest means of producing hydrocarbon from underground formation to the surface. A properly formulated control and optimization strategy will not only solve the process inevitable problems but will also lead the process…
This paper presents an insight into over two decades of impactful educational intervention and other Oil and Gas related programmes of PTDF that have enhanced capacity building for the petroleum industry; the strong collaboration network between the PTDF and…
